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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/09/094433 [Registered on: 09/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 09/09/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of Efficacy of Erector Spinae Block vs Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Breast surgeries 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Efficacy of USG guided Erector spinae block vs Thoracic Paravertebral block for peri-operative management of breast surgeries  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Manikandan M 
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  Command hospital airforce Bangalore  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology Command hospital airforce Bangalore Jogupalaya

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560007
India 
Phone  8124089991  
Fax    
Email  manikandanmuni@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Avanish Bhardwaj  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  Command hospital airforce Bangalore  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,Command hospital airforce Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560007
India 
Phone  9914734466  
Fax    
Email  avanishbhardwaj78@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Manikandan M 
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  Command hospital airforce Bangalore  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Command hospital airforce Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560007
India 
Phone  8124089991  
Fax    
Email  manikandanmuni@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology, Command hospital airforce Bangalore, Jogupalaya, Bangalore, Karnataka, PIN-560007 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Manikandan M  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Command hospital airforce Bangalore , Jogupalaya, PIN-560007 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Manikandan M  Operation theatre  Command hospital airforce Bangalore, Jogupalaya
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8124089991

manikandanmuni@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C50||Malignant neoplasm of breast,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Erector spinae block   20ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine injected into Erector spinae plane for peri-operative management of breast surgeries for next 18 months 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Thoracic paravertebral block   20ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine is injected into Thoracic Paravertebral plane for peri-operative management of breast surgeries for next 18 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Female patients undergoing breast surgeries, willing to participate in the study, more than 18 years of age, ASA I-III patients  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Coagulopathy, bleeding disorders, local site infection, emergency breast surgeries, prior breast surgeries, allergic to local anaesthetic agent, pre existing chronic pain or opioid dependence, severe cardio respiratory diseases 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Peri-operative pain management, reduction in opioid consumption, reduction in use of anaesthetic drugs and volatile anaesthetic agent  Peri-operative pain management, reduction in opioid consumption for 24hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Nil  Nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/09/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Comparison of Efficacy of USG guided Erector spinae block vs Thoracic Paravertebral block for peri operative management of breast surgeries with the aim of comparing the peri operative pain management by VAS score and total consumption of opioids, time for the first rescue analgesia, reduction in the use of anaesthetic drugs and volatile agents will be compared 
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