Analgesic Effect to Postoperative Pain After Mastectomy: Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Drug: Ultrasound guided serratus anterior block with ropivacaine; Drug: intravenous PCA only

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02483923

4-2015-0363

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ultrasound guided serratus anterior plane block may decrease acute postoperative pain and consumption of opioid after mastectomy.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ASA 1~3
2. Age 20~80
3. Breast cancer patient twho are scheduled for elective mastectomy

Exclusion criteria

1. Allergy to local anesthetics or contraindication to use of ropivacaine
2. Pregnancy
3. Severe cardiovascular disease
4. Renal failure
5. Liver failure
6. Neurologic and psychologic disease
7. Chronic treatment with analgesics
8. Previous history of mastectomy or thoracic surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group S

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Ultrasound guided serratus anterior block with ropivacaine

Group C

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: intravenous PCA only