Women's Mammography Study to Improve Comfort During Mammography

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

To determine in a randomized trial whether it is possible to decrease the discomfort and anxiety of mammography by using the local analgesic lidocaine, or by using calming music in patients receiving a mammogram.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02924441

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

People needed

251

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2022-08-03

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must either be getting her first mammogram or based on prior experience be expecting level 4 or 5 pain.
• Must have two breasts

You may not qualify if…

• May not have taken ibuprofen or other pain medication within the Space last 12 hours (ASA 81 mg dose is allowed).
• Must not have a contraindication for using lidocaine: e.g no history of allergic reactions to lidocaine.
• Must not have had history of breast cancer, breast surgery, radiation to the chest wall.
• Must not have broken or irritated skin (as determined by the study nurses).
• May not be lactating or breast feeding

Where it is running

• UT Health Cancer Center — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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