# Is PECS Block Equivalent to Paravertebral Block in Preventing Postoperative Pain After Breast Surgery?

> **NCT02645474** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli** · enrollment: 23 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Other Acute Postoperative Pain

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** PECS block with ropivacaine
- **PROCEDURE:** Paravertebral block with ropivacaine
- **DRUG:** Ropivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02645474
- **Lead sponsor:** Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-12-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 23 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02645474

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02645474, "Is PECS Block Equivalent to Paravertebral Block in Preventing Postoperative Pain After Breast Surgery?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02645474. Licensed CC0.

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