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

Additional pain control using Surgically Placed Wound Catheters (SPWC) and local anaesthetic infusion after mastectomy and breast reconstruction ? a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN68960543

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-08-25

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-11

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Conditions

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

Interventions

Surgically placed wound catheter for group B PAJUNK

infiltralong

and local anaesthetic infusion using Ambit

infusion pump and required

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

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

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain scores (daily and average) following the procedure 2. Total opioid requirements 3. Days opioid free	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Side effects of opioid based analgesics such as nausea, drowsiness and constipation	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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