SPSIP Block Versus ESP Block for Chronic Pain After Unilateral Breast Surgery

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-65
SponsorEngin Çetin

About this trial

This prospective, randomized, assessor-blinded study will compare serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and erector spinae plane block in adult female patients undergoing unilateral breast surgery. The primary outcome is chronic postoperative pain at 3 months, assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Female patients aged 18-65 years

ASA physical status I-III

Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 35 kg/m²

Scheduled for elective unilateral breast surgery (mastectomy with or without sentinel lymph node biopsy)

Disqualifiers

Infection at the site of block application

Known allergy to local anesthetics

Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy

Chronic opioid use

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block
  • Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Engin Çetin

Lead sponsor

Kocaeli City Hospital

Sponsor institution