Study of Nerve Block Pain Management in Patients Undergoing a Double Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the injection site or sites used for administering pain medication (nerve blocks) before a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders reduce the need for pain medication after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04016376

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

1507

Starts

2019-07-05

Expected to finish

2026-02-25

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Female patients >/= 18 years old
• Undergoing Bilateral Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (BMw/IR)
• Scheduled for surgery at Josie Robertson Surgical Center (JRSC)
• Must be appropriate for an agree to receive a nerve block
• Must be appropriate for randomization
• Able to read and speak English
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• None applicable, as exclusion occurs prior to consent

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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