Intra-operative Lidocaine Infusion in Preventing CPSP Post VATs

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of intravenous lidocaine on acute and chronic post surgical pain on patients undergoing video assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS). The investigators believe that systemic administration of lidocaine during the perioperative period would be effective in preventing chronic pain post VATS. In addition to chronic pain the investigators believe it will reduce acute postoperative pain as well as each patients total opioid requirement.The investigators believe that this will have a significant impact on the care of patients presenting for VATS.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Lawson Health Research Institute
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• VATs for lobectomy

• Understanding of English (reading, writing and speaking)

• Written consent for being involved in this study

• Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic pain including fibromyalgia

• Patients using opioids (more than 80 mg equivalent of oral morphine/day for >60 days)

• Major depression

• Received or going to receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

• Pregnant