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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03024697
Date of registration: 15/01/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Public title: Single-shot Pectoral Plane(PECs) Block Versus Continuous Local Anaesthetic Infusion Analgesia or Both PECS Block and Local Anaesthetic Infusion After Breast Surgery: A Prospective Randomised, Double-blind Trial
Scientific title: Single-shot Pectoral Plane (PECs) Blocks Versus Continuous Local Anaesthetic Infusion Analgesia or Both PECs Block and Local Anaesthetic Infusion After Non-ambulatory Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Randomised, Double-blind Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 2017
Target sample size: 45
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03024697
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Ireland
Contacts
Name:     Donal Buggy
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Affiliation:  Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Female

- Undergoing breast surgery, including wide local excision (WLE) and sentinel lymph node
biopsy (SLNB), mastectomy +- SLNB

Exclusion Criteria:

- Male

- Undergoing flap reconstruction breast surgery, implant surgery or bilateral breast
surgery

- Chronic pain syndrome

- Local anaesthetic allergy

- Contraindication to routine postoperative analgesia, e.g. paracetamol

- Contraindication to regional anaesthesia, i.e. localised infection



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anesthesia
Breast Diseases
Block
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Local Anaesthetic Wound Infusion Catheter
Procedure: Pectoral Plane Block
Primary Outcome(s)
Area under curve of verbal rating score (VRS) of pain moving versus time [Time Frame: VRS pain was measured at 1 hour, 4-6 hours, 10-14 hours, and 20-24 hours postoperatively]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Total postoperative opioid consumption [Time Frame: Over first 24 postoperative hours]
Postoperative sedation score [Time Frame: Recorded at the following time points after surgery: 1 hour, 2-4 hours, 6-8 hours, 10-14 hours 20-24 hours]
Postoperative nausea and vomiting [Time Frame: Recorded at the following time points after surgery: 1 hour, 2-4 hours, 6-8 hours, 10-14 hours 20-24 hours]
Secondary ID(s)
PECS 123
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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