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Clinical Trials/NCT01818817
NCT01818817
Completed
Not Applicable

Single Injection, Ultrasound Guided Paravertebral Block for Anesthesia in Breast Surgery.

Campus Bio-Medico University1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentNovember 2011
ConditionsBreast Cancer

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Sponsor
Campus Bio-Medico University
Enrollment
20
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Post-operative pain
Status
Completed
Last Updated
13 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpouse of the study is to determine wether Ultrasound Guided,Ens-assisted paravertebral block with single shot is a safe and reliable anesthetic technique in breast surgery.

Detailed Description

General anaesthesia is currently the conventional technique used for breast surgery. Thoracic Paravertebral block (PVB) has been used with multiple injection. We compared a single injection thoracic PVB with general anaesthesia (GA) in 20 consenting patients, scheduled for unilateral breast surgery.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2011
End Date
February 2012
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Campus Bio-Medico University
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Massimiliano Carassiti

MD

Campus Bio-Medico University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists classification I-III
  • Written informed consent
  • Age older than 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • allergy to local anesthetics
  • local sepsis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post-operative pain

Time Frame: Up to 24 hours

The anesthesist evaluated the post-operative pain at rest and in movement with the NRS at 3-6-12-24 hours.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Consumption of analgesic drugs(up to 24 hours)
  • Efficacy of Paravertebral block(pre-operative)

Study Sites (1)

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