CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of Pectoral Nerve Block for Breast Reduction Surgery

Turkey (Türkiye)53 participantsStarted 2017-07-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of PECS block applied to patients undergoing bilateral breast reduction surgery on postoperative analgesia compared to local infiltration anesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I-II * body mass index (BMI) ≤40 kg/m2 * elective bilateral breast reduction surgery Exclusion Criteria: * declining to give written informed consent * ASA III and above * under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age * history of allergy against to the local anesthetics, * controendication of peripheral block or local anesthetic infiltration (local infection, coagulopathy, etc.) * history of breast surgery * treatment due to psychiatric disorder * history of treatment for a chronic pain * history of nerve blocks in order to treat postoperative pain

What they're measuring

postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) score

Timeframe: postoperative 0, 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03857386

SponsorAntalya Training and Research Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-03-01

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