Could a Two-Level nerve block better tame breast surgery pain?
NCT ID NCT07747623
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial is testing whether giving a nerve block at two levels of the spine provides better pain relief after breast surgery than the standard one-level block. The study will enroll 70 adults undergoing breast surgery, who will receive either a single injection or two injections of a numbing medication before the operation. Researchers will measure pain scores at rest and while coughing over the first 24 hours after surgery to see which approach works better.
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 using bupivacaine)
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves better, it could lead to more effective pain control after breast surgery, potentially reducing the chance of chronic pain and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage comparison, and results may not apply to all patients. Nerve blocks can sometimes cause side effects like infection or nerve damage, though rare.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 80 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: * Age between 18 and 80 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II-III * Body mass index between 18 and 30 kg/m² * Patients undergoing elective breast surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusing the procedure * History of chronic analgesic or opioid therapy * History of local anesthetic allergy * Infection in the intervention area
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITINGYenimahalle, Ankara, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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