Can a simple IV drip replace nerve blocks for breast surgery pain?
NCT ID NCT07823244
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether an intravenous lidocaine infusion works as well as a thoracic paravertebral nerve block for helping women recover after breast cancer surgery. The trial enrolls 112 adults scheduled for mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery. Participants receive one of the two pain relief methods at random, and both they and their doctors do not know which one. The study measures recovery quality and pain scores over the first two days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intravenous lidocaine infusion compared with a thoracic paravertebral nerve block
- What this could lead to
- If intravenous lidocaine works as well as the nerve block, it could offer a simpler, less invasive option for pain relief after breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so results may not apply to all patients. Lidocaine infusions can cause side effects like dizziness or irregular heartbeat, and the nerve block may still prove more effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult ASA I-III patients between the age 18 to 75 years scheduled for primary breast cancer surgery-simple mastectomy and modified radical mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy +/- axillary dissection. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal, patients unable to comprehend QoR15 form, total body weight less than 40 Kg, local skin site infection, coagulopathy, history of allergy to local anaesthetics, and patients with hepatic, renal and cardiac dysfunction will be excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mahidol University
Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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