Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block, Versus Erector Spinae Facial Plane Blocks

Ain Shams University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Breast Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: serratus posterior superior block; Procedure: erector spinae block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06989372

FMASU R68/2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mastectomy is currently the most effective treatment for breast cancers in women. postoperative pain management carries a high degree of difficulty, as the breast has complex innervation involving the intercostal (T1-T7), superficial cervical plexus (supraclavicular nerves) and brachial plexus .While severe acute pain is observed in approximately 40% of post-mastectomy patients, moderate-to-severe pain is observed in almost one-third of them .

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18 to 65 years
• ASA classification I and II

Exclusion criteria

• age below 18 or above 65 years
• ASA classification III or more

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group I (SP)

Active Comparator group

Description:

serratus posterior superior block

Treatment:

Procedure: serratus posterior superior block

Group II (ES)

Active Comparator group

Description:

erector spinae block

Treatment:

Procedure: erector spinae block