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IMPACT OF OPERATIVE POSITIONING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PULMONARY LOBECTOMY BY VATS (POVA Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
* Any patient in whom the management of a bronchopulmonary cancer, or his strong suspicion, justifies a bilobectomy, a lobectomy or a segmentectomy by videothoracoscopy.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from the recovery unit to post-operative day 2
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The investigators want to be able to show a 66% decrease in the incidence of shoulder pain in the "support" group compared to the "suspension" group.

Eligible Conditions
  • Post Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from the recovery unit to post-operative day 2
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from the recovery unit to post-operative day 2 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
post thoracoscopy shoulder pain measured on the Visual Pain Scale

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: supported groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Arm on the operated side at 0 ° abduction, 90 ° anti-pulsation, resting on an adjustable support arm support located opposite the patient's head.
Group II: suspension groupActive Control1 Intervention
Arm on the side operated at 90 ° abduction, 90 ° anti-drive, resting on an arm support.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de QuebecLead Sponsor
36 Previous Clinical Trials
9,601 Total Patients Enrolled
~24 spots leftby Dec 2025
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