NCT03448913

Block REducing Pain After Surgery Trial

Prospective Observational Single-centre Study: Difference in the Incidence of Chronic Pain After Breast Surgery Between General Anesthesia and General Anesthesia Associated With PECS Block (Block REducing Pain After Surgery Trial)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Padova · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 86 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This observational study evaluates difference in chronic pain after six months from surgery between patients who received PECS block and general anesthesia versus general anesthesia alone.

Detailed description

PECS block is used as a pain relief technique during breast surgery. However at the actual state of knowledge there is no strong evidence that its use could lower incidence of chronic pain compared to general anesthesia alone. Moreover for its use an adequate skill with ultrasound machine is required. For this reason only some anesthesiologists in our reality use this technique it in clinical practice.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain Post-Procedural

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	PECS block	It consists in injection of 20-30 ml of local anesthetic between pectoral minor, pectoral major, and serratus muscles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-03-01
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2018-02-28
• Last updated: 2019-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy