Clinical trial · Interventional
Continuous Pectoral Nerve Block in Breast Cancer Surgery
The Effect of Continuous Pectoral Nerve Block on Postoperative Analgesia Consumption in Breast Cancer Surgery
NCT04036370CI-TRIAL-00041687completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of continuous pectoral nerve block on postoperative analgesia consumption in breast cancer surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nerve Blocks | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Postoperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| PECS group | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- PECS group
- description
- In addition to routine analgesic protocol; before anaesthesia induction; following the PECS I + II block, a continuous infusion catheter will be placed at the PECS II block level under the guidance of USG, and local anesthetic infusion will be started via the catheter at the end of the operation.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: PECS group
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Peroperative and postoperative routine analgesic protocol will be performed with no additional intervention (block).
- interventionNames
- Other: Control group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- analgesia consumption
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I-II * 18-65 years * Body mass index (BMI) ≤40 kg/m2 * Elective breast cancer surgery Exclusion Criteria: * ASA ≥4 * under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age * declining to give written informed consent * history of allergy to the local anesthetics * contraendications of peripheral block or local anesthetic infiltration (local infection, coagulopathy, etc) * history of breast surgery * treatment due to psychiatric disorder * history of treatment for chronic pain * history of nerve blocks in order to treat postoperative pain
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDBlanco R, Fajardo M, Parras Maldonado T. Ultrasound description of Pecs II (modified Pecs I): a novel approach to breast surgery. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2012 Nov;59(9):470-5. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2012.07.003. Epub 2012 Aug 29. PMID 22939099
- BACKGROUNDBlanco R, Parras Maldonado T. Reply to the article entitled "Ultrasound description of Pecs II (modified Pecs I): a novel approach to breast surgery". Reply of the authors. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2013 May;60(5):296-7. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 27. No abstract available. PMID 23453236
- BACKGROUNDBashandy GM, Abbas DN. Pectoral nerves I and II blocks in multimodal analgesia for breast cancer surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Jan-Feb;40(1):68-74. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000163. PMID 25376971