CompletedPhase 4

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

Switzerland23 participantsStarted 2018-01-01

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients * ASA class 1 to 3 patients * patients scheduled for elective breast mastectomy or quadrantectomy Exclusion Criteria: * patients' refusal * contraindication to regional anaesthesia (coagulopathies, concurrent anticoagulant therapy, allergy to local anaesthetics, infection at puncture site)

What they're measuring

Success rate (measured via visual analogue scale)

Timeframe: 24 hours after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02645474

SponsorOspedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-30

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