# Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Block in MIRPE (Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum)

> **NCT07431632** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Funnel Chest
- Pectus Excavatum
- Postoperative Pain After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Postoperative Pain

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Cryotherapy
- **PROCEDURE:** Epidural

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07431632
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-11-28
- **Primary completion:** 2027-01
- **Final completion:** 2028-01
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07431632

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07431632, "Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Block in MIRPE (Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07431632. Licensed CC0.

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