SPSIPB for Breast Cancer Surgery

NCT ID: NCT06225908

Last Updated: 2025-04-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-18
• Study Completion Date: 2024-05-01

Brief Summary

Acute postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery is usually moderate to severe, and inadequate postoperative pain management can significantly increase perioperative analgesic consumption, prolong hospital stay, and even cause long-term persistent pain such as postmastectomy pain syndrome. A multimodal analgesic approach (NSAII, paracetamol, opioids, local infiltration, facial plane blocks and paravertebral and periparavertebral blocks) is recommended.

Paravertebral block (PVB) is considered the gold standard analgesic method for breast surgery. However, PVB is an invasive block requiring advanced skills and deep injection in close proximity to the pleura, intercostal nerves, neuraxis, great vessels and intercostal neurovascular bundles. As a result, the ongoing risks of pneumothorax, neuraxial spread, hypotension and systemic toxicity preclude its routine use in the day surgery setting. Therefore, alternative blocks have been developed. Various regional techniques such as Serratus plan block (SPB), interpectoral/pectoroserratus blocks (PECS I/II), erector spina plan block (ESPB) and rhomboid intercostal plan block (RIB) have been used to relieve pain after breast surgery. However, local anesthetic distribution may be affected by the surgical incision in the chest muscles. ESPB can be performed from cervical to sacral vertebrae, but clinical, cadaveric and radiologic results are inconsistent. RIB provides hemithoracic analgesia; however, RIB does not cover the cranial aspect of the T2 dermatome. A meta-analysis reported that SPB effectively relieves acute postoperative pain, reduces nausea and vomiting, and improves perioperative anesthesia outcomes in breast surgery. In another study compared with placebo, it was reported that serratus plane block provided less pain at rest, but there was no significant difference in reducing postoperative opioid consumption.

Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plan Block is performed in the fascial plane between the serratus posterior superior muscle and intercostal muscles at the second and third costal level. SPSIB provides hemithoracic analgesia from the paraspinal region to the anteromedial region of the chest wall including the axillary region. In a case series of patients undergoing breast surgery, it was reported that the costal plane plays an important role in preventing pneumothorax, provides a natural barrier to the pleura, and may be a good choice for postoperative analgesia management as part of multimodal analgesia after breast surgery.

In this study, the investigators aimed to observationally investigate the effect of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block on postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia.

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative; Pain, Acute; Opioid Consumption

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Group Control

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Group SPSİPB

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

application of local anestesic under serratus posterior superior muscle at the level of second costa

Interventions

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block

application of local anestesic under serratus posterior superior muscle at the level of second costa

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-65 years old
• ASA I-II-III risk group
• Patients whose consent was obtained with an informed consent form
• Breast Cancer Surgery operation patients who will undergo

Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 and over 65
• ASA ≥ IV
• History of allergy to local anesthetics
• Known coagulation disorders
• Infection near the entry site
• Chronic use of analgesics
• Diabetes Mellitus and patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Body Mass index over 30
• Dementia or confusion
• Lack of cooperation

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Bengü Gülhan Köksal

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Zongulak Bülent Ecevit University

Zonguldak, Kozlu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Koksal BG, Baytar C, Bayraktar E, Balbaloglu H. Effects of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2025 Apr 24;25(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s12871-025-03092-0.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40275145 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

2023-12-13/12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id