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Effectiveness of Nefopam in Breast Cancer Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Breast Neoplasm Malignant Primary
Interventions
Drug: Normal Saline
Registration Number
NCT02949310
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Brief Summary

Breast cancer surgery is known to cause severe acute postoperative pain, which can persist for a long time. The investigators administered nefopam preventively to patients undergoing total mastectomy or modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy, and evaluated its efficacy on acute and chronic postoperative pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria
  • Total mastectomy
  • Modified radical mastectomy
  • Nipple-sparing mastectomy
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II
  • Postoperative use of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia
Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic analgesia medication
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactating women
  • Previous operation history due to breast cancer
  • Cooperation with other surgery
  • Contraindication of nefopam

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ControlNormal SalinePlacebo use instead of nefopam
NefopamNefopamIntraoperative use of nefopam 40 mg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of cumulative analgesia volume infused via intravenous patient-controlled analgesia deviceAt postoperative 4 hour, 24 hour, 48 hour, 72 hour, 10 day, and 3 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of numerical rating scale for postoperative painAt postoperative 4 hour, 24 hour, 48 hour, 72 hour, 10 day, and 3 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea, Republic of

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