Intercostal Cryoanalgesia in Double Lung Transplant Recipients
University of California, Los Angeles
Summary
This study is testing a new way to help manage pain after a double lung transplant. Instead of relying only on strong pain medicines like opioids, doctors will use a cold-therapy probe during surgery to help numb the nerves near the incision. Researchers want to see if this method can reduce the need for opioids and improve recovery.
Description
This study is being done to learn whether a special cold-therapy treatment can help control pain after a double lung transplant. During the surgery, doctors may use a device called the Atricure CryoSPHERE MAX Probe, which gently freezes the nerves around the incision to reduce pain for several days. This freezing effect may help patients need fewer opioid pain medicines, which can sometimes cause sleepiness or make it harder to breathe deeply after surgery. Researchers will compare patients who receive the cryotherapy treatment to patients who receive the usual care without the device. The ma…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years of age * Undergoing double lung transplantation via bilateral thoracotomies or clamshell incision Exclusion Criteria: * Multi-organ transplant recipients * Redo lung transplant recipients
Interventions
- DeviceAtricure CryoSPHERE MAX Probe
Patients will be treated intra-operatively with Atricure CryoSPHERE MAX Probe to 2 intercostal spaces above and below the thoracotomy incision for 1 minutes for each application during their double lung transplant procedure.
Locations (3)
- University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
- Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas