Additional pain control using Surgically Placed Wound Catheters (SPWC) and local anaesthetic infusion after mastectomy and breast reconstructio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast cancer, pain relief, wound catheter, local anaesthetic infusion; Cancer; Acquired absence of breast(s)

• Registration Number: ISRCTN68960543
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-08-25
• Study Completion: 2012-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Mastectomy alone
2. Mastectomy + sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)
3. Mastectomy + axillary nodes dissection (AND)
4. Mastectomy + reconstruction
5. Reconstruction alone using implant
6. Reconstruction using Latissmus dorsi (LD) flap

Exclusion Criteria

1. Allergy to local anaesthetic
2. Inability/refusal to perform self assessment
3. Inability to consent due to any reason
4. Has had one of the following procedures:
4.1. All wide local excisions (WLE) and Further WLE
4.2. Only axillary procedure
4.3. Mastopexy as additional procedure
4.4. Readjusting the implants only

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Pain scores (daily and average) following the procedure<br>2. Total opioid requirements<br>3. Days opioid free

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Side effects of opioid based analgesics such as nausea, drowsiness and constipation