Pain block vs morphine injection for chest surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to manage pain after video-assisted chest surgery (VATS): a numbing injection near the shoulder blade (serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block) versus a small dose of pain medicine in the spine (intrathecal morphine). The goal is to find which approach works better and has fewer side effects.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You are having a planned (non-emergency) video-assisted chest surgery (VATS).
- You have not been taking strong painkillers like morphine daily for the past 3 months.
- You are not pregnant, and you have no allergies to the study medicines.
- You do not have severe heart, lung, liver, or kidney disease, or a bleeding disorder.
- You are not morbidly obese (BMI under 40) and have not had chest surgery on the same side before.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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