Status:
TERMINATED
Chronic Post Breast Surgery Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn if paravertebral block (PVB) will reduce chronic pain after surgery. Our hypothesis is that chronic pain from breast surgery as a consequence of central sensitiza...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female patient who are ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years of age.
- Patient with diagnosis of breast cancer.
- Patient scheduled for modified radical mastectomy or lumpectomy with axillary node dissection
- Patient scheduled for one of the above listed surgeries with or without sentinel, partial, or complete axillary lymph node dissection
- Patients scheduled for one of the aforementioned surgeries with or without immediate or delayed reconstruction.
Exclusion
- Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy
- Pre-existing chronic pain
- Bilateral procedure
- Previous breast surgery, except biopsy
- Inability to read, write or speak English.
- Allergy to amide local anesthetics
- Contraindications to paravertebral nerve block including, but not limited to severe scoliosis of the spine, skin lesion overlying the block area, abnormal coagulation studies (some of these may not be known until after informed consent is obtained)
- Pregnancy
- Emergency surgery
- Previous recipients of peripheral nerve block.
- Medical professional whose experience includes caring for patients who have had peripheral nerve blocks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00847067
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2010
Last Update
June 11 2010
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Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224