Effectiveness of High Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia for Breast Surgeries

Effectiveness of High Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia for Breast Surgeries: Randomized Control Trail (RCT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202310583431901

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-20

Start date

2023-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Cancer Anaesthesia

Interventions

Epidural

General anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for breast surgeries and reconstructive oncological surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal of epidural option. Uncooperative/ apprehensive patient/Psychiatric illness/ mental retardation Infection at the site of epidural insertion or sepsis. Considerable intraoperative pain during epidural anesthesia that necessitates supplementary local anesthetic infiltration or switch into general anesthesia. Failed epidural insertion and wet tap Coagulopathy and/or severe thrombocytopenia. Increased intracranial tension. Previous laminectomy. Preexisting central or peripheral neurological diseases. Severe spinal deformities. Severe aortic/ mitral valve stenosis. Complicated prolonged surgeries. Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics (LA)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean arterial blood pressure;Heart rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hospital stay;time to return of bowel motion	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactElsayedamr Basma

Patient Information Manager

elsayedamr@yahoo.com00201223106023

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026