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Brief Title: PECBLOCK for the Treatment of Pain After Breast Surgery
Official Title: The Pectoral Nerve Block (PECBLOCK) for the Treatment of Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery.
Study ID: NCT01670448
Brief Summary: Pain after breast cancer surgery could be severe and about 1/3 of patients will develop chronic pain. The PECBLOCK is the injection of local anesthetics between the two pectoral muscles to block pectoral nerves and intercostal nerves innervating the breast. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the PECBLOCK performed under echoguidance in minor and major breast surgery. The prevention of chronic pain following surgery will also be evaluated.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
CHUM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University Hospital, Limoges, Limoges, , France
Name: Jérôme Cros, MD
Affiliation: CHU Limoges
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Pierre Beaulieu, MD
Affiliation: CHUM
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR