Evaluation of Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Breast Surgery With a Pectoral Nerves Block (Pecs) Type II

Brief summary (from the registry)

Background and objectives The Pectoral Nerves Block (Pecs) Type II is a regional anesthesia technique that provides post-surgical pain relief for patients undergoing breast surgery. Post-procedural pain relief is known to diminish persistent pain. In this prospective follow-up, the investigators evaluated whether the Pecs II block, compared to placebo, is effective in reducing persistent post-procedural pain after breast cancer surgery in female patients. Patients and methods 140 breast cancer stage 1-3 patients undergoing mastectomy or tumorectomy with sentinel node or axillary node dissection under general anesthesia were randomized to receive a Pecs block (levobupivacaine 0.25%) or placebo (saline 0.9%). Patients were invited between 9 and 31 months after surgery to complete a persistent postsurgical pain survey.

Study details

Official title

Evaluation of Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Breast Surgery With a Pectoral Nerves Block (Pecs) Type II: a Prospective Follow-up After a Prospective Double Blind Placebo-controlled Randomized Controlled Trail

Conditions

• Chronic Post-Procedural Pain
• Breast Cancer

Interventions

• Other: Chronic pain evaluation

Sponsor

GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Augustinus

Start date

2017-05-02

Primary completion

2017-06-12

Sex

Female

Age range

from 18 Years to 85 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Belgium

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria