Status:

COMPLETED

Perioperative Pregabalin and Lidocaine to Reduce Chronic Breast Cancer Pain

Lead Sponsor:

McMaster University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Conditions:

Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome

Chronic Post-surgical Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Breast tissue and the areas surrounding the breast contain many small to medium-sized nerves. During surgery on the breast, these nerves can be inadvertently cut or damaged. Chemotherapy and radiother...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female patients 18-75 years of age
  • undergoing a unilateral or bilateral mastectomy or partial-mastectomy (breast conserving surgery), for prophylactic (e.g. family history or BRCA gene mutation) or belief of isolated (non-metastatic) cancerous lesions
  • receiving a general anesthetic

Exclusion

  • previous breast surgery within six months of index surgery
  • undergoing a DIEP (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) flap procedure
  • patient has chronic pain or a chronic pain syndrome for which they have taken 4 or more daily medications (i.e. opioids, anti-convulsants, anti-spasmodic, anti-depressants, anti-inflammatories) or routine pain intervention (i.e. nerve blocks) during the past 3 months
  • documented hypersensitivity or allergy to pregabalin, gabapentin, or lidocaine
  • history of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or atrioventricular block ≥ type II
  • history of congestive heart failure
  • renal insufficiency with creatinine \> 120 µmol/L
  • known or previously documented cirrhosis
  • pregnant
  • unable to swallow study medications
  • patient's surgeon believes patient is inappropriate for inclusion in trial
  • unlikely to comply with follow-up (e.g. no fixed address, plans to move out of town)
  • language difficulties that would impede valid completion of questionnaires
  • patient requires gabapentin or pregabalin for a medical condition or has been taking gabapentin or pregabalin daily during the past 1 week

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02240199

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

January 1 2016

Last Update

April 24 2018

Active Locations (2)

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Juravinski Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5