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To Evaluate The Effectiveness of four painkillers for pain after breast removal surgery

A RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF PREOPERATIVE ORAL PARACETAMOL, ETORICOXIB, PREGABALIN, DEXAMETHASONE ON POSTOPERATIVE AND PERSISTENT PAIN AFTER MASTECTOMY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/05/006926
Enrollment
82
Registered
2016-05-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Ca Breast,ASA I/II,Post chemotherapy patients,for unilateral non-reconstructive breast surgeries like modified radical mastectomy,simple mastectomy with axillary clearance,breast conservation surgery

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral Paracetamol, pregabalin, etoricoxib and dexamethasone: Paracetamol 1 gm, pregabalin 75, etoricoxib 90 mg and dexamethasone 8 mg Control Intervention1: four placebo drugs: Placebo d

Sponsors

Parmanand N Jain
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.ASA I/ ASA II patients 2.Post chemotherapy patients, posted for 3.unilateral non-reconstructive breast surgeries like modified radical mastectomy,simple mastectomy with axillary clearance, breast conservation surgery. 4.Age group of 20-65 yrs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Diabetic patients 2. ASA- III, ASA- IV patients 3. Below 20 yrs& Beyond 70yrs of age 4. Patients having preoperative pain 5. Patients undergoing reconstructive surgeries like latisimusdorsi flap, deep inferior epigastric free flap, gracilis flap 6. Patients with deranged liver function tests or kidney function tests 7. Hypersensitivity to paracetamol/etoricoxib/ pregabalin/ dexamethasone,Pregnant, nursing or geriatric patients,Active peptic ulceration or active gastro-intestinal (GI) bleeding,Patients taking aspirin tablets on a daily basis 8. Patients who have experienced bronchospasm, acute rhinitis, nasal polyps, angioneuroticoedema, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking acetylsalicylic acid or NSAIDs including COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) inhibitors,Inflammatory bowel disease,Congestive heart failure (NYHA II-IV),Established ischaemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, and/or cerebrovascular disease 9. Patients with psychological disorders,Uncontrolled infections, Systemic fungal infection,Concurrent treatment with live virus vaccines,A history of epilepsy,Alcohol, drug or both abuse,A daily intake of analgesics, except for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors or paracetamol 10. Patients enrolled for the EXERCISE study and VGSC study under DMG Breast Unit, Tata Memorial Centre.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess meanpain scores in patients receiving preoperative paracetamol dexamethasone etoricoxib and pregabalin during immediate postoperative period in patients undergoing unilateral non-reconstructive breast surgeriesTimepoint: Immediate post operative 2 hours 4 hours 24 hours 36 hours 1 week 1 month 3 months after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To measure other side effects like nausea vomiting dizziness sedation respiratory depression constipation in the immediate post operative period and assessment of mean pain scores around the scar siteTimepoint: nausea vomiting Immediate post operative 2 hours 4 hours 24 hours 36 hours dizziness sedation nausea vomiting and others Immediate post operative 2 hours 4 hours 24 hours 36 hours 1 week 1 month 3 months after surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactParmanand N Jain

Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai

pnj5@hotmail.com9869480429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026