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Is PECS Block Equivalent to Paravertebral Block in Preventing Postoperative Pain After Breast Surgery?

NCT02645474 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2024-08-06

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Summary

Two regional anesthesia techniques already in use in common clinical practice -paravertebral block and pectoral nerve block (PECS block) are compared in a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, controlled, non-inferiority trial, in order to compare their success rate in patients udergoing breast surgery.

Conditions

  • Other Acute Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

PECS block with ropivacaine

Local anesthetic (ropivacaine 0.5%, total volume 30 ml) is infiltrated in between the fasciae of serratus and minor pectoralis muscles under ultrasound guidance.

PROCEDURE

Paravertebral block with ropivacaine

Local anesthetic (ropivacaine 0.5%, total volume 20 ml) is infiltrated in the paravertebral block at T4 level under ultrasound guidance.

DRUG

Ropivacaine

Amidic local anesthetic standardly used for nerve block and infiltration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luciano Anselmi, MD · Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-30
Completion
2023-12-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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