Comparison of Paravertebral Block With General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this project is to determine if there is a difference between paravertebral block and general anesthesia in terms of time to discharge from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit and pain level in patients undergoing outpatient breast cancer surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00645138

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

40

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-08-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women 18 years of age or older with suspected breast carcinoma scheduled for unilateral lumpectomy or mass excision with sentinel node biopsy and possible axillary dissection.

You may not qualify if…

• A diagnosis of chronic pain, regular use of opioid medications, infection at the injection site, allergy to amide local anesthetics, bleeding disorder, contraindication to LMA, and patient refusal.

Where it is running

• New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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