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Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Loco-regional Anaesthesia PECS on Chronic Pain of a Mastectomy

Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Loco-regional Anaesthesia PECS on the Rate of Chronic Pains 6 Month After a Mastectomy Associated or Not With Axillary Node Dissection and/or a Reconstruction Prosthesis.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03023007
Acronym
PECS
Enrollment
194
Registered
2017-01-18
Start date
2017-04-03
Completion date
2019-08-27
Last updated
2026-09-17

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Conditions

Breastcancer, Mastectomy

Brief summary

A non-randomized, mono-centric, prospective interventional study that will assess the efficacy of the loco-regional anesthesia PECS on the rate of chronic pain, 6 month after a patient will have either received a mastectomy or a mastectomy associated with axillary nodes dissection, and/or a reconstruction by prosthesis.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to assess the care given to treat breast cancer while the patient receives a total mastectomy. It is done by evaluating the technique of anesthesia PECS used during this procedure so that the rate of chronic pain can be measured 6 month after the operation. As well as total mastectomy, patients are also eligible for an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and a reconstruction of the breast by prosthesis as options. Other objectives of the study include: * Evaluating the effectiveness of the PECS anesthesia technique on the trajectory of acute post-operative pain and on chronic pain after 12 month of the surgery * Evaluating the type and intensity of the pain * Evaluating the quality of life * Study the link between chronic pain and the trajectory of acute pain.

Interventions

PROCEDURELoco-regional anaesthesia

Loco-regional anaesthesia

Sponsors

Centre Oscar Lambret
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with unilateral breast cancer * Surgery must be a total mastectomy +/- axillary lymph node dissection and +/- reconstruction by prosthesis; unless first surgery was performed more than 5 years prior to total mastectomy without any residual pain * Age ≥ 18 ans * Non-opposition of patients

Exclusion criteria

* Reconstruction by other than prosthesis * Previous breast surgery in the last year * Hypersensitivity or allergy of anaesthetics * Coagulopathy and local infections * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Patients under guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of chronic pain6 month after surgeryThe rate of chronic pain will be assessed in percentage (%) based on the criteria of the International Association for the Study Pain (IASP) during an algology medical consultation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Acute post-operative painDuring the 3 days following the surgeryA representation of the trajectory of pain in the 3 days will be drawn. This pain trajectory is defined as the kinetics of the average daily visual analog scale (VAS) score for 3 days.
Side effects post-operativeDuring the 3 days following the surgeryAll side effects (e.g. nausea, vomiting etc.) will be recorded, with its date, time, severity, relation with the treatment, treatment associated and evolution. The intensity of adverse events will be scored using the criteria from NCI-CTCAE version 4.0.
Rate of chronic pain12 month after the surgeryAssessed based on the criteria of the International Association for the Study Pain (IASP) collected via telephone call.
Type of chronic pain6 and 12 month after surgeryThe type of chronic pain will be determined using the DN4 score. The DN4 score is a form used for the diagnostic of neuropathic pain.
Intensity of chronic pain6 and 12 month after surgeryThe intensity of the pain will be recorded using the visual analog scale (VAS).
predictive factors of survivalan average of 1 yearUsing the proportional hazards model.
Quality of life of the patient assessed with the QLQ-C30 questionnairean average of 1 yearQLQ-C30 from the EORTC (quality of life in general, physical condition, limitations to activities, cognitive functions, emotional and social and symptoms occurrences related to cancer or the treatment)
Quality of life of the patient assessed with the QLQ-BR23 questionnairean average of 1 yearQLQ-BR23 (body image, perception of the future etc. and side effects)
Depression assessed with the HADS questionnairean average of 1 yearHADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) : to detect anxiety and depression

Countries

France

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORAbesse AHMEIDI, MD

Département Anesthésie /Algologie, Centre Oscar Lambret

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 18, 2026