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Prospective Cases for Length of Stay

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Michelle Palazzo, MD
Research Sponsored by Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification (ASA Class) 3 and below.
Bilateral or unilateral breast surgery including cancer extirpation, reconstruction (implant and expander), oncoplastic surgery (<200 gm), breast augmentation and breast reduction, etc.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 120 minutes post-operation
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a type of pain medicine given before surgery may help reduce pain after surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Length of Stay
  • Postoperative Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~120 minutes post-operation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 120 minutes post-operation for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Post-operative pain
Secondary outcome measures
Length of Hospital Stay

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Prospective CasesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
These cases will be recruited prospectively, and receive the intercostal nerve block(s) on operated site(s). Peri-operative injections of 30 ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine each, injected over the 4th, 5th, and 6th ribs on the operated site(s).
Group II: Retrospective ControlsActive Control1 Intervention
Controls will be gathered retrospectively from chart reviews where patient did not receive a intercostal nerve blocker bilaterally.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bupivacaine
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and MicrosurgeryLead Sponsor
10 Previous Clinical Trials
925 Total Patients Enrolled
Baptist HealthUNKNOWN
Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthcareOTHER
4 Previous Clinical Trials
909 Total Patients Enrolled

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ICNBs for Post-op Pain in Breast Surgery
2020. "ICNBs for Post-op Pain in Breast Surgery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04606836.
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