PECS Study for CIED Implantation Surgery

Recruiting now · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative, Child, Adolescent

In brief

We aim to determine whether pectoral nerve block (PECS) performed after induction of anesthesia but before surgical incision results less opioid use in the post operative period compared with local infiltration alone in children undergoing Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04577690

Run by

The Hospital for Sick Children

People needed

48

Starts

2019-12-01

Expected to finish

2028-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-23

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients 3-18 years undergoing CIED surgery in the chest

You may not qualify if…

• Children < 3 years of age at time of procedure as bupivacaine is not licensed for this age group.
• No parental or patient consent
• Allergy to bupivacaine
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Any condition or diagnosis, that could in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or delegate interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study instructions, might confound the interpretation of the study results, or put the participant at risk.

Where it is running

• Hospital for Sick Children — Toronto, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)

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