# Real-time Ultrasound Guidance for Thoracic Epidural Blocks

> **NCT05165498** · — · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Chile** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Analgesia
- Thoracic Tumors
- Abdomen Tumors
- Rib Fractures

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Real-time ultrasound guidance for thoracic epidural catheter placement.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05165498
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Chile
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-07
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05165498

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05165498, "Real-time Ultrasound Guidance for Thoracic Epidural Blocks". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05165498. Licensed CC0.

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