| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN13771057 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 12/09/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0072091240 |
| Public title | Which is better: Paravertebral (PV) or interplueral (IP) bupivacaine for breast surgery? |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Surgery: Breast |
| Study hypothesis | Which is better: Paravertebral (PV) or interplueral (IP) bupivacaine for breast surgery? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | All patients having major breast surgery. Proposed 40 patients - 20 in each group. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/04/2001 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/07/2003 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 40 |
| Interventions | Randomisation to two groups, standardised general anaesthetic, IP or PV block, recovery, test for failure, observed for pain, nausea and vomiting (N&V), patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) morphine consumption. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Visual Analogue Pain Scores at rest and on movement
2. Nausea scale and vomiting episodes
3. Morphine and other analgesic consumption
4. Time to morphine demand
5. Hospital stay |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust |
| Sponsor name | Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7307 2623 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
| Contact name | Dr Sean Tighe |
| Contact details | Countess of Chester NHS Trust
Liverpool Road
Chester, Cheshire
United Kingdom
CH3 1UL |
| Contact telephone | +44 01244 365000 |
| Contact fax | +44 |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN13771057 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
