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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04019834
Other study ID # IRB-300003680
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Early Phase 1
First received
Last updated
Start date July 6, 2020
Est. completion date November 25, 2021

Study information

Verified date August 2022
Source University of Alabama at Birmingham
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if pre-operative regional nerve blocks compared to a placebo nerve block can decrease chronic post mastectomy pain, immediate postoperative pain and postoperative narcotic consumption.


Description:

Surgical intervention of breast cancer is vital to breast cancer treatment or prevention and patient outcomes. However, surgical therapy can lead to chronic pain that may affect quality of life for breast cancer survivors including the potential for long-term disability. Chronic pain after breast cancer surgery is common, occurring in about 25-50% of patients. This chronic pain commonly affects women following a mastectomy and is referred to as Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS). Regional anesthesia utilizing single dose nerve blocks is frequently utilized in the preoperative period for many surgical procedures and decreases postoperative pain. Regional anesthesia also frequently results in decreased narcotic use in the post-operative period. The use of regional fascial plane blocks or Pectoralis (PECs) blocks has increased in the setting of mastectomy. The regional block utilizes ultrasound guidance to inject local anesthesia into the fascial planes of muscles thereby infiltrate the surrounding nerves. One example is the pectoral I block which deposits local anesthetic between the pectoralis major and minor muscles and pectoral II above the serratus anterior muscle with an intended blockade for intercostals III, IV, V, VI and long thoracic nerves. These techniques have shown a decrease in postoperative pain and postoperative narcotic consumption. The investigators seek to evaluate if preoperative regional nerve blocks decrease post mastectomy chronic pain, improving the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine whether regional nerve blocks affect chronic post-mastectomy pain and whether the regional block is associated with perioperative pain and postoperative narcotic consumption.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 21
Est. completion date November 25, 2021
Est. primary completion date November 25, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 19 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Women at least 19 years old who are able to provide written and informed consent 2. Women undergoing unilateral or bilateral, simple, skin-sparing, or nipple sparing mastectomy for breast cancer (Stage 0-III) or breast cancer prevention 3. Patients with ASA class of I-III will be included Exclusion Criteria: 1. Stage IV breast cancer, morbid obesity with BMI >45kg/m2 2. Renal insufficiency (Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL) 3. Current chronic analgesic use (daily use for > or equal to 4 weeks) 4. History of opioid abuse or dependence 5. Presence of chronic pain with a self-reported average pain score of 4 or greater on a pain scale of 0-10 prior to any surgical intervention 6. Incarceration 7. Pregnancy 8. Immediate autologous tissue reconstruction.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
regional nerve block with local anesthesia of bupivacaine with steroid
Patient will receive titrated sedation with a combination of fentanyl and versed prior to the start of the block. An ultrasound will be used to identify the fascial planes for either pectoral, serratus, or erector spinae nerve blocks. A block needle will be passed into the fascial plane and injectate will be deposited. The injectate in the active arm will contain a combination of bupivacaine, epinephrine and dexamethasone.
Other:
Placebo regional nerveblock with normal saline
Patients who are randomized to placebo will undergo the same procedure with the exception of injection of 10cc of normal saline into the subcutaneous tissue .

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospitals and Affiliated Clinics Birmingham Alabama

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Postoperative Pain: Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF) Severity of postoperative pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 8 hours. This series of questions will be administered in person during the inpatient stay and by telephone or in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 8 hours
Primary Postoperative Pain Severity of postoperative pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 16 hours (+/- 4 hours). This series of questions will be administered in person during the inpatient stay and by telephone or in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 16 hours (+/- 4 hours)
Primary Postoperative Pain: Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF) Severity of postoperative pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 2 days. This series of questions will be administered in person during the inpatient stay and by telephone or in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 2 days
Primary Postoperative Pain: Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF) Severity of postoperative pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 14 days (+/- 3 days). This series of questions will be administered in person during the inpatient stay and by telephone or in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 14 days (+/- 3 days)
Primary Postoperative Pain: Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF) Chronic pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 6 months. This series of questions will be in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 6 months
Primary Postoperative Pain: Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF) Chronic pain will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-SF). This form asks a series of 9 questions with ratings of pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine) and includes questions evaluating general activities of daily living. The study team will evaluate patient reported levels of pain at 12 months. This series of questions will be in the clinic setting after discharge. Baseline (day of surgery) to 12 months
Secondary Postoperative narcotic consumption Post-operative narcotic consumption will be measured as the total number of oral morphine-equivalent units administered during hospitalization and subsequent narcotic use will be patient-reported narcotic consumption which will also be converted into oral morphine. Baseline (day of surgery) to discharge (approximately 2 to 30 days post surgery)
Secondary Postoperative nausea Patient self-reported nausea within 48 hours after surgery. Baseline (day of surgery) to 48 hours after surgery
Secondary Postoperative length of stay Total length of patients hospital stay after surgery. Baseline (day of surgery) to discharge (approximately 2 to 30 days post surgery)
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