Nerveblocks for Persistent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-07-01
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Summary
Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery (PPBCS) affects 25-60% of breast cancer survivors
and nerve damage has been implicated as the cause of this neuropathic pain condition. Local
anaesthetic blockade of tenderpoints and the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) could provide
clues to pathophysiological mechanisms as well as aiding diagnosis and treatment of PPBCS but
has never been attempted. The aims of this study is to examine clinical effect of ultrasound
guided blockades of the ICBN and tenderpoints of pain.