Status:

COMPLETED

Pectoralis Block vs Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Breast Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Diego

Conditions:

Breast Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Following painful surgical procedures of the breast, postoperative analgesia is often provided with a nerve block called a "paravertebral" block. For intense, but shorter-duration acute pain, a single...

Detailed Description

This investigation will be a randomized, subject-masked, active-controlled parallel-arm, human subjects clinical trial. Of note, the investigators will be using standard-of-care local anesthetic under...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Undergoing unilateral or bilateral breast surgery with at least moderate postoperative pain anticipated.
  • Analgesic plan includes a single-injection peripheral nerve block(s).
  • Age 18 years or older.

Exclusion

  • Morbid obesity as defined by a body mass index \> 40 (BMI=weight in kg / \[height in meters\]2).
  • Renal insufficiency ( abnormal preoperative creatinine or eGFR)
  • Chronic opioid use (daily use within the 2 weeks prior to surgery and duration of use \> 4 weeks).
  • History of opioid abuse.
  • Any comorbidity which results in moderate or severe functional limitation inability to communicate with the investigators or hospital staff.
  • Inability to communicate with the investigators or hospital staff.
  • Pregnancy
  • Planned regional analgesic with perineural catheter placement
  • Incarceration
  • Known allergy to amide local anesthetics.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 25 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

119 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04742309

Start Date

February 25 2021

End Date

August 31 2023

Last Update

June 26 2024

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University Of California San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92103