New hope to stop chronic pain after breast cancer surgery

NCT ID NCT00370240

Summary

This study tested whether injecting a local anesthetic (ropivacaine) during breast cancer surgery could prevent long-term pain in the breast area. It involved 260 women who had surgery for breast cancer. Researchers compared the anesthetic injection to a placebo to see which group had less pain three months after their operation.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • René Huguenin Center

    Saint-Cloud, 92210, France

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