⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A total no brainer"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Love this, so easy."

Spots is the easy way to track your skin, mole and cancer changes.

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Paravertebral Block (PVC) Versus Pectoral Nerve Block (PEC)

The following info and data is provided "as is" to help patients around the globe.
We do not endorse or review these studies in any way.

Trial Identification

Brief Title: Paravertebral Block (PVC) Versus Pectoral Nerve Block (PEC)

Official Title: Paravertebral Block Versus Pectoral Nerve Block for Analgesia Following Mastectomy

Study ID: NCT03152929

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Study Description

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare two standard methods of pain control management used at Spectrum Health for patients undergoing breast surgery. The two methods being compared are the paravertebral block (PVB) and the pectoral nerve block (PEC). Postoperative pain control is essential following any major operative procedure. A variety of methods have been used to ensure adequate pain control, each with its own advantages and risks. Increasingly, attention has focused on regional methods of analgesia, which may allow for reduction in systemic narcotic use and their associated complications. Proposed benefits of regional analgesia and a resultant reduction in narcotic use include decreased risk of cancer progression, decreased length of stay, and decreased risk of ileus.

Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical profiles of two currently acceptable analgesia techniques. The most common regional block used to achieve postoperative analgesia following mastectomy is the paravertebral block, during which local anesthetic is injected into the paravertebral space which contains the thoracic spinal nerves, between the costotransverse ligament and the pleura. At our institution there has been recent interest in an alternative regional block. The pectoral nerve block is performed by injecting anesthetic between the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor (PECs I) or between the pectoralis minor and the serratus anterior (PEC II). The proposed advantage of the pectoral nerve block for regional anesthesia during breast surgery is equal analgesic efficacy with fewer potential complications.

Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers: No

Locations

Esther L Peariso, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Contact Details

Name: Marianne Melink, MD

Affiliation: Spectrum Health Hospitals

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Useful links and downloads for this trial

Clinicaltrials.gov

Google Search Results

Logo

Take Control of Your Skin and Body Changes Today.

Try out Spots for free, set up only takes 2 mins.

spots app storespots app store

Join others from around the world: