NCT02645474View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

23

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion Date

December 30, 2023

Study Completion Date

December 30, 2023

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

Trial Locations (1)

6500

Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Bellinzona

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

OTHER

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