A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind, Active Control Trial to Compare Safety and Effectiveness Of Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel) to Standard Bupivacaine HCl (Marcaine) for Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Stage 1
Sponsor: Southern Illinois University

A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind, Active Control Trial to Compare Safety 
and Effectiveness Of Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel) to Standard bupivacaine 
HCl with epinephrine (Marcaine) for Pain Management in Patients Undergoing 
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (BEMP study) 
 
 
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03682224 
 
 
Approval Date: 11/02/2020 

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