The effect of pectoralis nerve block (a method of pain relief after breast surgery in females with breast cancer) in breast surgeries.
Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Adult female patients having breast cancer
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/12/006457
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1) ASA I or II
2) Age 18 yrs. - 70 yrs.
3) BMI <35
4) Female gender
5) Breast Cancer
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patient Refusal
2) Hypersensitivity to study drugs
3) Haemodynamically unstable patients
4) Chest wall deformity
5) Coagulopathy, receiving anticoagulant
6) Local infections at the site of block
7) Uncontrolled Hypertension and Diabetes
8) Pregnancy
9) Cardiac Disease
10) Previous breast surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total amount of fentanyl requirement in the intraoperative/ post-operative <br/ ><br>period (24h) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 24 hour
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 Time to first analgesic requirement (VAS 3) in post-operative period <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2 Limitation of shoulder movement on the operative site at 4hour, 5hour and 6hour and at 24 hour after surgery. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>3 Incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>4 Patientâ??s satisfaction for postoperative analgesia <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 24 hours