New nerve block may ease pain after breast cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT06143020
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a nerve block called erector spinae plane block can reduce pain after breast cancer surgery with implant reconstruction. 100 patients were randomly assigned to receive the block or not. The main goal was to measure pain scores 6 hours after surgery. The study is complete and aims to provide more data for pain management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Erector spinae plane block (a nerve block procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a better way to manage pain after breast cancer reconstruction surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The nerve block carries risks like infection or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients scheduled for an radical mastectomy and implant reconstruction surgery * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II, * aged 18-70 years Exclusion Criteria: * coagulation disorders, * known allergy to study drugs, * obesity (body mass index \> 35 kg/m2), * infection at the injection site, * chronic opioid consumption, and an inability to use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device, * patient refuse
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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