# Optimal Postoperative Pain Management After Lung Surgery (OPtriAL)

> **NCT05491239** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Maxima Medical Center** · enrollment: 450 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lung Cancer
- Pain, Postoperative
- VATS
- Locoregional Anaesthesia
- Thoracic Epidural

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracic epidural analgesia
- **PROCEDURE:** Continuous regional paravertebral block
- **PROCEDURE:** Single shot intercostal nerve block

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05491239
- **Lead sponsor:** Maxima Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-10-01
- **Final completion:** 2023-11-01
- **Target enrollment:** 450 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-08

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05491239

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05491239, "Optimal Postoperative Pain Management After Lung Surgery (OPtriAL)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05491239. Licensed CC0.

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