Clinical trials: Thoracotomy
Delirium, Cognitive Impairment
Preventing Post-Operative Delirium in Patients Undergoing a Pneumonectomy, Esophagectomy or Thoracotomy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a preventative low-dose of Haloperidol to prevent delirium in patients undergoing a esophagectomy, pneumonectomy or thoracotomy.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Cognitive Impairment, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- PE-POD (NCT02213900)
- Testing
- Haloperidol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Postoperative Pain
PAIN - Postoperative Analgesia INvestigation
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the intraoperative injection of prolonged acting (liposomal) bupivacaine in postoperative pain control after truncal surgical incisions.
- Trial name
- PAIN (NCT02111746)
- Testing
- Exparel, Bupivacaine hydrochloride, Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Low Dose Peri-operative IV Ketamine for Chronic Post-surgery Pain Prevention
This study will test the null hypothesis that low-dose ketamine given peri-operatively will have no effect on the development of chronic post-surgical pain, in patients undergoing thoracotomy or video assisted thoracic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01296347
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust