To compare the effectiveness of pectoral nerve block and erector spinae nerve plane block in improvement of pain scores after breast cancer surgery.

Comparison of ultrasound guided pectoral nerve block and erector spinae plane block in carcinoma breast patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056620

Enrollment

105

Registered

2023-08-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A: surgery will be conducted under GA with sham procedure Intervention2: Group B: surgery will be conducted under GA and PEC block will be given Intervention3: Group C: surgery wi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Scheduled for unilateral elective carcinoma breast surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having skin infections at the needle puncture site. 2. Patients suffering from coagulopathies/bleeding disorders. 3. Patient with chest wall/spine deformities. 4. Patients with BMI >35kg/m2. 5. Patients with a past history of neuropathies. 6. Pregnant patients. 7. Patients hypersensitive to the drugs being used in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of pectoral nerve block, erector spinae plane blockTimepoint: Till 24 hours of block	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
A) To study the efficacy of PEC block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score & the number of rescue analgesics. B) To study the efficacy of ESP block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and the number of rescue analgesics. C) To study the sham block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and number of rescue analgesics. D) To compare the efficacy of PEC and ESP block in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and number of rescue analgesics to sham block. Timepoint: Till 24 hours	—

Measure

Time frame

A) To study the efficacy of PEC block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score & the number of rescue analgesics. B) To study the efficacy of ESP block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and the number of rescue analgesics. C) To study the sham block with GA in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and number of rescue analgesics. D) To compare the efficacy of PEC and ESP block in terms of intra-operative requirement of anaesthetic drugs, hemodynamics, duration of analgesia, VAS score and number of rescue analgesics to sham block. Timepoint: Till 24 hours

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gagnjot Kaur

Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

tamanna.madaan94@gmail.com9478784455

Outcome results

None listed

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