Selective Intraoperative Administration of Local Anesthesia in Breast Reconstruction

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they will be undergoing unilateral (one) or bilateral (two) mastectomy surgery with immediate reconstruction involving insertion of a tissue expander.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02525718

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

47

Starts

2015-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 79. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who undergo mastectomy surgery with immediate reconstruction involving insertion of a tissue expander performed by the principal investigator beginning from the time of study approval until study enrollment is complete.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under the age of 18, or over the age of 79
• Allergy to local anesthetics or corticosteroids
• Patients with history of chronic pain or with chronic use of opioid analgesics
• Patients with history of lung disease or prior anterior thoracotomy or median sternotomy

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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