# Comparison of Three Different Pain Blocks for Subjects Undergoing VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Procedure.

> **NCT03151434** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Indiana University** · enrollment: 147 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Pain, Postoperative
- Pain, Acute

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** US Guided Single Shot Paravertebral Block (0.2% ropivicaine infusion)
- **DRUG:** US Guided Paravertebral Catheter (0.2% ropivicaine bolus)
- **DRUG:** Thoracic Epidural (0.125% bupivicaine/hydromorphone)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03151434
- **Lead sponsor:** Indiana University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-02-07
- **Primary completion:** 2018-07-30
- **Final completion:** 2018-07-30
- **Target enrollment:** 147 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03151434

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03151434, "Comparison of Three Different Pain Blocks for Subjects Undergoing VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Procedure.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03151434. Licensed CC0.

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