Status:
UNKNOWN
Can Chronic Post-surgical Pain be Reduced by Preserving Intercostobrachial Nerve During Axillary Lymph Node Dissection? : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) is a cutaneous nerve that provides sensation to the lateral chest, upper medial arm and axilla. It arises from the second intercostal nerve and leave intercostal space ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 18 or above.
- Known cases of invasive breast Cancer.
- Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) alone, ALND with mastectomy or ALND with breast conservation surgery (BCS)
- Capacity to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Chronic diseases limiting motion of shoulder such as neuropathies, history of trauma and autoimmune diseases.
- Patients undergoing redo axillary lymph node dissection.
- Patients undergoing bilateral axillary lymph node dissection.
- History of chronic pain lasting more than 3 months. Potential causes include: arthritis, backache, fibromyalgia, Irritable bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and different types of headache.
- M1 stage of the TNM staging system at the time of initial diagnosis.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
182 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05198622
Start Date
January 30 2022
End Date
October 1 2022
Last Update
February 1 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54000