New study aims to predict and prevent pain after mastectomy
NCT ID NCT04989179
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 220 women who had breast cancer surgery to understand why some develop persistent pain afterward. Researchers will track pain, mood, and daily function for 4 months to identify risk factors. The goal is to help doctors counsel patients and take steps to reduce the chance of chronic pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify women at high risk for chronic pain after mastectomy and take steps to prevent it.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Surgeons at the breast clinic listing patients for surgery will inform patients of the study. The clinical research coordinators will approach the potential study participants referred by the study team members and other attending pain clinicians.
- Ages
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21 to 80 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Age 21-80 years old * Provided consent for the study * Types of breast surgery included: single or bilateral site mastectomies, with or without axillary clearance, wide excision with axillary clearance, radical mastectomies with or without flap surgery. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age below 21 or above 80 years old 2. Male patients 3. Cognitive impairment/ uncommunicative patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changi General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore General hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 169608, Singapore
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