A Combined Thoracic Interfascial Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Relief and Quality of Recovery after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study

A Combined Thoracic Interfascial Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Relief and Quality of Recovery after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study - A Combined Thoracic Interfascial Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Relief and Quality of Recovery after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000039651

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-01

Start date

2016-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery at Bell Land General Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not agree with this study, pregnant and parturient women, allergy to local anesthetics, significant psychiatric or mental disorders, patients with chronic pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score 3 hours after surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score for "morning following surgery" and "maximum until the morning after surgery." Quality of Recovery (QoR-40; questionnaire consisting of 40 items) before and three days after surgery, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Patient age, height, weight, gender Surgery time Total fentanyl usage, total remifentanil usage Postoperative nausea and vomiting Frequent use of postoperative analgesics Time to need the first rescue analgesia Whether there are complications associated with the block (vascular puncture, pneumothorax, hematoma, nerve damage, etc.)	—

Measure

Time frame

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score for "morning following surgery" and "maximum until the morning after surgery." Quality of Recovery (QoR-40; questionnaire consisting of 40 items) before and three days after surgery, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Patient age, height, weight, gender Surgery time Total fentanyl usage, total remifentanil usage Postoperative nausea and vomiting Frequent use of postoperative analgesics Time to need the first rescue analgesia Whether there are complications associated with the block (vascular puncture, pneumothorax, hematoma, nerve damage, etc.)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshinori Horiuchi

Bell Land General Hospital Department of Anesthesia

t_horiuchi@seichokai.or.jp0722342001

Outcome results