Is PECS Block Equivalent to Paravertebral Block in Preventing Postoperative Pain After Breast Surgery?

Phase 4 Completed 23 enrolled Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

Two regional anesthesia techniques already in use in common clinical practice -paravertebral block and pectoral nerve block (PECS block) are compared in a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, controlled, non-inferiority trial, in order to compare their success rate in patients udergoing breast surgery.

Timeline

Start: 2018-01-01
Primary completion: 2023-12-30
Completion: 2023-12-30

Publications

Dossi R, Tasciotti E, van Sander K, Maino P, Reyes Lozano V, Saporito A, Koetsier E. Comparison of Pectoral Nerve and Paravertebral Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Breast Surgery: A Multicentre Randomised Double-Blind Trial. J Breast Cancer. 2025 Aug;28(4):268-279. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2025.0060.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.5 %	Other
Background	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	20 ml	Other
Background	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	30 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.