Ultrasound Guided Thoracic ESPB for Post Mastectomy Pain Control, Comparing 2 Dosing Regimens of Lidocaine With Different Drug Volumes

Cairo University82 enrolled

Overview

The investigators compare 2 different drug regimens using 2 different volumes of lidocaine with the same drug content (i.e. different concentrations) as regards efficacy of post operative analgesia following mastectomy surgery

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Analgesia

Interventions

Erector spine plane blockPROCEDURE

Thoracic ESPB

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA 2 \& 3 for elective breast cancer surgery Exclusion Criteria: * ASA \> 3 * BMI \> 35 kg/m2 * Contraindications to LA (coagulopathy and local infection) * Allergy to the drug * Cardiac, hepatic and renal patients

Locations (1)

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Effective analgesia

Morphine supplements needed

Time frame: First 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Analgesic efficiency

Visual analog scale; ranging from 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is pain in its worst form

Time frame: Every 2 hours in the first 24 hours

Central Contacts

Ahmed Kareem

CONTACT

202 - 01119966884 Dr.ahmedkar@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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