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Completed Phase 3 Interventional Results available

Regional Anesthesia and Breast Cancer Recurrence

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00418457

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Brief summary

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In this multi-center trial, Stage 1-3 patients having mastectomies or isolated lumpectomy with axillary node dissection will be randomly assigned to thoracic epidural or paravertebral anesthesia/analgesia, or to general anesthesia and morphine analgesia. Participants will be followed for up to 10 years to determine the rate of cancer recurrence or metastasis.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00418457
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Enrollment
2,108 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jan 2007 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Feb 2018 (Actual)
Completion
Dec 2019 (Actual)
Last update posted
Jun 16, 2020

2007 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Ohio 44195 —

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Non-U.S. locations

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