Nerve block slashes opioid need after breast surgery
NCT ID NCT03954249
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special nerve block (erector spinae plane block) could help control pain and reduce the need for strong painkillers after breast reduction surgery. 78 adults took part. The goal was to see if adding this block to standard pain management leads to using fewer opioids in the first 24 hours after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing reduction mammoplasty * Age \>18 years * ASA class I-III Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Renal insufficiency (defined as CKD stage 3 or greater) * Infection at the skin at the site of needle puncture * Known allergies to any study drugs * Coagulopathy * Severe asthmatics * BMI \>40 * ASA 4 and 5 * Pre-existing pain disorder * Regular consumption of chronic pain medication * Failed block * Diagnosis of OSA
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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