Finding the right dose: nerve block study aims to ease Post-Surgery pain
NCT ID NCT07670078
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study compares three different volumes of a local anesthetic nerve block (SPSIP block) in 90 adults undergoing modified radical mastectomy. The goal is to see which volume best reduces pain and the need for additional painkillers like tramadol. Researchers will also map which areas of the chest become numb with each volume.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine (local anesthetic)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the optimal volume of anesthetic for better pain control after mastectomy, reducing the need for opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (90 participants) comparing different doses, so results may not apply broadly. The block may not work equally well for everyone.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 65 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: * The study included adult patients over 18 years of age who underwent modified radical mastectomy under general anesthesia and were classified in risk groups I-II-III according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk classification. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with coagulopathy, * patients with signs of infection at the block application site, * patients with ASA IV * patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs, * patients with ineffective block * patients who could not cooperate during postoperative pain assessment * patients who wanted to withdraw from the study, * patients with alcohol and drug addiction, * patients with musculoskeletal abnormalities * patients with kidney and liver failure * patients with obesity (body mass ≥ 35 kg/m2)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, Sivas, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)
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