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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00938171
Date of registration: 10/07/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Mackay Memorial Hospital
Public title: Comparing Local Anesthesia With General Anesthesia for Breast Cancer Surgery
Scientific title: A Comparison of Local Anesthesia and General Anesthesia for Breast Cancer Surgery, a Prospective Randomized Trial
Date of first enrolment: June 2008
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00938171
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     YuanChing Chang, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Mackay Memorial Hospital
Name:     Yuan-Ching Chang, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 886-2-25433535
Email: yuanching.chang@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Yuan-Ching Chang, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 886-2-25433535
Email: yuanching.chang@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Biopsy-proven breast cancer Scheduled for mastectomy and axillary node dissection in
a single procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

- previous surgery within the preceding 2 wk those other than ASA physical status I or
II any contraindication to either local anesthesia or opioid analgesia



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast Cancer
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Local anesthesia
Procedure: General anesthesia
Primary Outcome(s)
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores [Time Frame: Until PACU discharge and for 24 hours]
Secondary Outcome(s)
disease free survival [Time Frame: 5 years]
Episodes of nausea or vomiting [Time Frame: 24 hours]
Overall patient satisfaction [Time Frame: After hospital discharge and six months later]
The need for postoperative opioids [Time Frame: 24 hours]
Secondary ID(s)
97WHK0900049
MMH-I-S538
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Science Council, Taiwan
Ethics review
Results
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