Status:

COMPLETED

PECS II Block in Thoracic Outlet Decompression

Lead Sponsor:

Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

Conditions:

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Rationale: Postoperative pain management after transaxillary thoracic outlet decompression surgery (TATOD) is difficult. In a retrospective case-control trial, we found evidence that a PECS II block i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with NTOS
  • Selected for a trans-axillary thoracic outlet decompression (TATOD) by the TOS multidisciplinary workgroup.
  • Fit for surgery, defined as ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Classification of I, II or III.
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Sufficient in speaking and writing the Dutch language
  • Normal liver and renal function
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients with a history of TOD (Redo-surgery)
  • Patients with ATOS or VTOS
  • ASA ≥ 4
  • Kidney or liver failure with contra-indication for NSAID or paracetamol
  • Mental retardation
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with chronic strong opioid use (\>3 administrations per week or continuous transdermal therapy, longer than the last 3 months)
  • Allergy to one or more medications used in the study including, ropivacaine, dexamethasone, propofol, sufentanil, succinylcholine, paracetamol, NSAID, morphine, granisetron
  • Patients that have trouble expressing themselves in Dutch. Questionnaires are completed by the patients and checked by the nurses. The questionnaire is in Dutch. If there is a language barrier between the questionnaire, the patient or the health care worker, we believe the validity of the answers is questionable.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 27 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 3 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04471545

Start Date

August 27 2020

End Date

October 3 2021

Last Update

March 10 2022

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Catharina Ziekenhuis

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, 5623 EJ