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Active, not recruitingNCT02647385Updated Oct 8, 2024

Pain Control in Breast Surgery: Analgesia, Opioid Consumption and Inflammatory Response Evaluation

An interventional study of Block with lidocaine for SAM and PEC I block in Breast Cancer and Anesthesia, sponsored by Hospital Sirio-Libanes. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Brazil. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-08.

Sponsored by Hospital Sirio-Libanes · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2024, 1 year 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The serratus anterior muscle plane (SAM) block associated with pectoral nerve block type I (PEC I) may be a safe and effective alternative for the intraoperative of breast surgery, since there is evidence of pain reduction. However, correlation between regional anesthesia, postoperative pain and inflammatory response in breast surgery has not been demonstrated. The aim of this study is to compare the standard intravenous analgesia versus systemic analgesia associated with the SAM block and PEC I during breath cancer surgery. The following parameters will be evaluated: consumption of opioid intra and post-operative; post-operative pain and release of plasma inflammatory cytokines. It is a clinical prospective, randomized and controlled study. 50 individuals will be randomly divided into two groups. A group of patients receive general anesthesia during surgery and intravenous analgesia after the surgery and another group will receive general anesthesia associated with SAM and PEC I block during intraoperative and postoperative systemic analgesia. The postoperative pain will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale pain in the recovery room and 24 hours after surgery. Blood sample will be collected for determination of serum cytokines before surgery and 24 hours after the surgery. Also, it will be evaluated the development of chronic neuropathic pain 12 months after mastectomy, the use of analgesic medication, quality of life, depressive symptoms, and the levels of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-10 as predictors of pain and depression.

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In breast surgery, regional anesthesia associated with general anesthesia during surgery has shown great results for the post-operative pain management, prevention of tumor recurrence and development of neuropathic pain. It has been shown that regional anesthesia attenuates the inflammatory response and systemic changes postoperatively during breast surgeries. Thus, it is important to include an additional analgesic intervention in breast surgery in order to decrease the local inflammatory response and the postoperative pain. Thus, the serratus anterior muscle plane (SAM) block associated with pectoral nerve block type I (PEC I) may be a safe and effective alternative for the intraoperative of breast surgery, since there is evidence of pain reduction. However, correlation between regional anesthesia, postoperative pain and inflammatory response in breast surgery has not been demonstrated. The aim of this study is to compare the standard intravenous analgesia versus systemic analgesia associated with the SAM block and PEC I during breath cancer surgery. The following parameters will be evaluated: consumption of opioid intra and post-operative; post-operative pain and release of plasma inflammatory cytokines. It is a clinical prospective, randomized and controlled study. Also, it will be evaluated the development of chronic neuropathic pain 12 months after mastectomy, the use of analgesic medication, quality of life, depressive symptoms, and the levels of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-10 as predictors of pain and depression. 50 individuals will be randomly divided into two groups. A group of patients receive general anesthesia during surgery and intravenous analgesia after the surgery and another group will receive general anesthesia associated with SAM and PEC I block during intraoperative and postoperative systemic analgesia. The postoperative pain will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale pain in the recovery room and 24 hours after surgery. Blood sample will be collected for determination of serum cytokines before surgery and 24 hours after the surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer
  • Anesthesia

Keywords

  • serratus anterior plane block
  • pectoral nerve block
  • breast surgery
  • cancer
  • analgesia
  • inflammatory cytokines
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In context

Lead sponsor

Hospital Sirio-Libanes is the lead sponsor of 44 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • American Society Anesthesiology (ASA) Scale I and II patients
  • Patients submitted to breast cancer
  • informed consent signature

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with chronic pain
  • Local anesthesia reaction/allergy
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    General Anesthesia

    Interventions: include pain assessment, inflammatory response and opioid consumption.

    Drug: Block with lidocaine for SAM and PEC I block

  • Experimental
    General Anesthesia SAM and PEC I block

    Interventions: include pain assessment, inflammatory response and opioid consumption.

    Drug: Block with lidocaine for SAM and PEC I block

Interventions

  • DrugBlock with lidocaine for SAM and PEC I block

    Patients could be submitted to general anesthesia or general anesthesia associated with SAM and PEC I block with lidocaine before mastectomy. Interventions: include pain assessment, inflammatory response and opioid consumption.

    Also known as: Neuropathic pain

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient´s Pain assessment

    The postoperative pain will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale pain in the recovery room and 24 hours after surgery.

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Opioid consumption

    The opioid consumption will be evaluated during and 24h after breast surgery

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Cytokines

    Blood sample will be collected for determination of serum cytokines before surgery and 24 hours after the surgery.

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Development of chronic pain

    The development of chronic pain 12 months after mastectomy will be evaluated using the following scales: Douleur Neuropathique-4 - DN-4 (scores 4 or more indicates neuropathic character), Numeric Rating Scale - NRS ranging from 0 (no pain) -10 (worst pain) and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) ranging from zero (worst) to 100 (best score).

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital Sírio-Libanês
    Sao Paulo, 01308050, Brazil
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References and documents

Publications

  • Buckley A, McQuaid S, Johnson P, Buggy DJ. Effect of anaesthetic technique on the natural killer cell anti-tumour activity of serum from women undergoing breast cancer surgery: a pilot study. Br J Anaesth. 2014 Jul;113 Suppl 1:i56-62. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu200. Epub 2014 Jul 9. PubMed 25009196 ↗
  • Munoz M, Rosso M, Casinello F, Covenas R. Paravertebral anesthesia: how substance P and the NK-1 receptor could be involved in regional block and breast cancer recurrence. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Jul;122(2):601-3. doi: 10.1007/s10549-010-0850-y. Epub 2010 Mar 24. No abstract available. PubMed 20333544 ↗
  • Blanco R, Parras T, McDonnell JG, Prats-Galino A. Serratus plane block: a novel ultrasound-guided thoracic wall nerve block. Anaesthesia. 2013 Nov;68(11):1107-13. doi: 10.1111/anae.12344. Epub 2013 Aug 7. PubMed 23923989 ↗
  • Matsumoto M, Flores EM, Kimachi PP, Gouveia FV, Kuroki MA, Barros ACSD, Sampaio MMC, Andrade FEM, Valverde J, Abrantes EF, Simoes CM, Pagano RL, Martinez RCR. Benefits in radical mastectomy protocol: a randomized trial evaluating the use of regional anesthesia. Sci Rep. 2018 May 18;8(1):7815. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26273-z. PubMed 29777144 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02647385
Lead sponsor
Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Responsible party
Raquel Chacon Ruiz Martinez (MS, PhD, Hospital Sirio-Libanes) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 6, 2016
Start date
Dec 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 8, 2024

Study contacts

Luiz Fernando Reis, PhD
study director · Hospital Sirio-Libanes

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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