By InvitationNot Applicable

Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Chronic Post-operative Pain

Italy1,500 participantsStarted 2022-09-01

Plain-language summary

Approximately 55,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in Italy every year and the first-line therapy for carcinoma in situ, stage I, II and IIIA is surgical removal of the tumour. The incidence of chronic pain after breast cancer surgery is confirmed around 30%. This study aims to evaluate the impact of loco-regional anesthesia techniques in the context of multimodal analgesia in the prevention of chronic pain post-oncological breast surgery

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria * Age \> 18 * Oncological breast surgery: * simple mastectomy, * mastectomy + sentinel lymph node biopsy, * mastectomy + axillary hollowing, * mastectomy + reconstruction, * simple quadrantectomy, * quadrantectomy + sentinel lymph node biopsy, * quadrantectomy + axillary hollowing, * bilateral interventions will also be considered) Exclusion * Age \< 18

What they're measuring

Incidence of chronic postoperative pain after major breast surgery

Timeframe: 6 - 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05876390

SponsorNiguarda Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-09-30

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