Prevention of Post-Mastectomy Breast Pain Using Ambulatory Continuous Paravertebral Blocks

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Paravertebral Catheter Insertion, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer

In brief

Research study to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through a tiny tube placed next to the nerves that go to a breast prior to and following a mastectomy will decrease subsequent pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01231204

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

60

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• undergoing unilateral or bilateral mastectomy
• desiring analgesia with a paravertebral nerve block(s)
• age 18 years or older
• female

You may not qualify if…

• morbid obesity as defined by a body mass index > 40
• renal insufficiency
• chronic opioid use
• history of opioid abuse
• any comorbidity which results in moderate or severe functional limitation
• inability to communicate with the investigators or hospital staff
• pregnancy
• incarceration

Where it is running

• UCSD Thornton Hospital — La Jolla, California, United States

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