Clinical trial · Interventional
Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Combined With Pectoral Nerves Block for Breast Cancer Surgery
Quality of Recovery Scores in Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Combined With Pectoral Nerves Block Versus Pectoral Nerves Block for Breast Cancer Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT05448638CI-TRIAL-00071540completedN/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)
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial for evaluating the efficacy of addition of transversus thoracic muscle plane block to pectoral nerves block versus pectoral nerves block for quality of recovery scores in breast cancer surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| the combination of transversus thoracic muscle plane and pectoral nerves blocks | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| the pectoral nerves block only | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- transversus thoracic muscle plane block+pectoral nerves block
- description
- the combination of transversus thoracic muscle plane and pectoral nerves blocks
- interventionNames
- Procedure: the combination of transversus thoracic muscle plane and pectoral nerves blocks
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- pectoral nerves block
- description
- the pectoral nerves block only
- interventionNames
- Procedure: the pectoral nerves block only
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- the quality of recovery-15 questionnaire (QoR-15)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * female, 18-80 years of age * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III * patients having elective unilateral breast cancer surgery Exclusion Criteria: * contraindication to nerve block * inability to understand or communicate with research personnel * chronic use of opioids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs * pregnancy
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGu B, Huang ZX, Zhou HD, Lian YH, He S, Ge M, Jiang HF. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block to Interpectoral-Pectoserratus Plane Block in Breast Cancer Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2025 May 1;140(5):1188-1194. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007218. PMID 39453840