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NCT03508830 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
91
Enrollment target

NCT03508830: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

NCT03508830 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by University of California, San Francisco. The registered enrollment target is 91 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03508830, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
91 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial is a single center, double-blind, randomized, active-comparator controlled clinical trial to assess the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block by Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Standard Bupivacaine in subjects undergoing lung resection by robotic or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Primary Outcome

Measured in Oral Morphine Equivalents per Day

Interventions

  • DRUG Liposomal bupivacaine
  • DRUG Bupivacaine Injection

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 91 participants
Start Date 2018-12-30
Est. Completion 2021-01-30
Phase Phase 3

What the finished NCT03508830 record still lists

NCT03508830 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 91 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Liposomal bupivacaine is the first listed.

NCT03508830 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03508830 about?

NCT03508830 is a clinical study titled "Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial". The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial is a single center, double-blind, randomized, active-comparator controlled clinical trial to assess the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block by Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Standard Bupivacaine in subjects undergoing lung...

What is the current status of trial NCT03508830?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 91 participants. The study started on 2018-12-30. Estimated completion is 2021-01-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03508830?

The interventions under investigation include: Liposomal bupivacaine (DRUG), Bupivacaine Injection (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03508830?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francisco, which has 1,713 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03508830's enrollment target sits among peer trials

91 1724th of 2000 higher than 277 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03508830, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03508830 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.