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pain relief after breast cancer surgery with blocks

Comparison of continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy: A Randomized Control Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/013961
Enrollment
66
Registered
2018-05-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Breast Cancer undergoing modified radical mastectomy Health Condition 2: C50-C50- Malignant neoplasms of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: erector spinae plane block: less invasive block compared to conventional techniques Control Intervention1: thoracic paravertebral block: established technique

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status grade I and II, aged between 25 to 85 years, scheduled to undergo MRM

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Preexisting infection at block site 3. Coagulation Disorder 4. Preoperative hypotension (Mean arterial blood pressure 5. History of psychiatric illness and preexisting neurological deficits 6. Patient with morbid obesity BMI >40 kg/ m2 7. Pregnant patients 8. Decreased pulmonary reserve, cardiac disorders and renal dysfunctions 9. Known allergy to study drugs 10. Patient with fungating growth or growth with infection at site of block 11. Patient posted for repeat surgery. 12. Presence of any preoperative pain or history of chronic pain 13. History of regular analgesic use 14. History of pre operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome of our study will be to assess pain, using visual analogue scale in post operative period for 24 hoursTimepoint: 24 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome will be to assess and compare duration of analgesia (time to use first rescue analgesic), total amount of rescue analgesic used during 24 hours, duration to perform block, incidence of procedure related complications and postoperative complications, failure rate and patient satisfaction.Timepoint: 24 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pradeep Kumar Bhatia

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

pk_bhatia@yahoo.com9829159665

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026