Breast Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Control:Nil
Placebo:placebo of paravertebral infusion
Intervention:Thoracic paravertebral block before surgery, postoperative follow up, telephone interview
Description / name of intervention / article:Thoracic paravertebral block done before surgery, postoperative 3 days ward follow-up, 1 and 3 months telephone interview for acute pain data. Telephone in
Duration of intervention:5 years follow up after date of surgery
Sponsors
RGC
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consenting adult ASA 1-3 patients under the age of 70 years undergoing major breast cancer surgery (which includes axillary lymph node dissection) will be recruited for this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following patients will be excluded from the study: history of chronic pain, history of regular analgesic usage, contraindication to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), known allergy to local anaesthetic drugs, infection at the site of block placement, bleeding tendency or with evidence of coagulopathy, pre-existing neurological or muscular disorders, history of psychiatric illness, pregnant patients, pre-existing nausea or vomiting, patients who in the 24 h before surgery received opioid or drugs with antiemetic properties, patients who received chemotherapy or radiotherapy before surgery and patients with breast pain before surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of chronic pain after breast surgery;Aucte pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactManoj K Karmakar
Outcome results
None listed