Block REducing Pain After Surgery Trial (BREAST)

University of Padova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain Post-Procedural

Treatments: Procedure: PECS block

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03448913

4355/AO/17

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 86 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• programmed breast surgery
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• bilateral breast surgery

Trial design

140 participants in 2 patient groups

PECS block+ General anesthesia

Description:

Patients undergoing mastectomy, partial mastectomy and/or axillary clearance who received PECS block AND general anesthesia for the surgery.

Treatment:

Procedure: PECS block

General anesthesia

Description:

Patients undergoing mastectomy, partial mastectomy and/or axillary clearance who received general anesthesia only for the surgery.