# PIEB-PCEA vs CEI-PCEA for Abdominal Oncological Surgery. A Randomized Prospective Clinical Trial

> **NCT03378804** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Philipps University Marburg** · enrollment: 110 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Programmed intermittent epidural bolus application (PIEB)
- **PROCEDURE:** Continous epidural analgesia

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03378804
- **Lead sponsor:** Philipps University Marburg
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-11-01
- **Final completion:** 2017-11-02
- **Target enrollment:** 110 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03378804

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03378804, "PIEB-PCEA vs CEI-PCEA for Abdominal Oncological Surgery. A Randomized Prospective Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03378804. Licensed CC0.

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