# Ultrasound-Assisted Paravertebral Block v. Traditional Paravertebral Block For Pain Control

> **NCT01949480** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Pittsburgh** · enrollment: 45 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Paravertebral Peripheral Nerve Block
- Acute Pain Management

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracotomy
- **PROCEDURE:** Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01949480
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pittsburgh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2014-06-05
- **Final completion:** 2014-06-05
- **Target enrollment:** 45 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-01-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01949480

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01949480, "Ultrasound-Assisted Paravertebral Block v. Traditional Paravertebral Block For Pain Control". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01949480. Licensed CC0.

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