Long Term Safety of Preoperative Percutaneous Intercostal Cryoneurolysis: Neuropathic Pain, Quality of Life and Sensory Recovery in a Paediatric Cohort Following Pectus Excavatum Repair
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Follow up of patients who underwent percutaneous cryoneurolysis for pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) pain management
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 14
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients who underwent percutaneous cryoneurolysis.
• Patients who underwent surgical correction of pectus excavatum according to the Nuss procedure.
• Signed informed consent.
Locations
Other Locations
Italy
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII
RECRUITING
Bergamo
Contact Information
Primary
Stefano Mariconti, MD
smariconti@asst-pg23.it
0039 + 0352675149
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-01-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Patients who underwent percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the Nuss procedure pain management
All patients who underwent surgical correction of pectus excavatum via the Nuss procedure between July 1, 2022 and February 28, 2026 are considered eligible for enrollment. Additionally, for the prospective component, patients scheduled for surgery up to December 31, 2026 at the Pediatric Surgery department of our institution will be considered eligible.~Inclusion criteria:~Age greater than 14 years. Patients who underwent percutaneous cryoneurolysis. Patients who underwent surgical correction of pectus excavatum according to the Nuss procedure.~Patients who withhold consent to participate in the study, patients with pre-existing neurological conditions, and patients who do not attend the scheduled follow-up visits will be excluded from the study.
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Sponsors
Leads: Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital