# Efficacy of Local Anesthesic on Diaphragmatic Function After Upper Abdominal Surgery

> **NCT02353702** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University Hospital, Rouen** · enrollment: 31 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hepatectomy

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Sniff test
- **DRUG:** Infusion of Ropivacaine during 48 hours
- **DEVICE:** Continuous parietal infusion with parietal catheter
- **DRUG:** Infusion of placebo during 48 hours
- **DRUG:** NaCl

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02353702
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Rouen
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2014-07
- **Primary completion:** 2017-06
- **Final completion:** 2017-06
- **Target enrollment:** 31 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** End of enrollment period, difficulty enrolling patients
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02353702

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02353702, "Efficacy of Local Anesthesic on Diaphragmatic Function After Upper Abdominal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02353702. Licensed CC0.

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