Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:44 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:44 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00847067
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Female patient who are ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years of age.
2. Patient with diagnosis of breast cancer.
3. Patient scheduled for modified radical mastectomy or lumpectomy with axillary node dissection
4. Patient scheduled for one of the above listed surgeries with or without sentinel, partial, or complete axillary lymph node dissection
5. Patients scheduled for one of the aforementioned surgeries with or without immediate or delayed reconstruction.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy
2. Pre-existing chronic pain
3. Bilateral procedure
4. Previous breast surgery, except biopsy
5. Inability to read, write or speak English.
6. Allergy to amide local anesthetics
7. Contraindications to paravertebral nerve block including, but not limited to severe scoliosis of the spine, skin lesion overlying the block area, abnormal coagulation studies (some of these may not be known until after informed consent is obtained)
8. Pregnancy
9. Emergency surgery
10. Previous recipients of peripheral nerve block.
11. Medical professional whose experience includes caring for patients who have had peripheral nerve blocks.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT00847067
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00847067