Cryoablation for Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
CompletedNot applicableNCT03293940
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This is a prospective, randomized, parallel-group, treatment control trial with cross-over options performed at four sites. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of cryoablation therapy for the treatment of post mastectomy pain syndrome.
Study details
- Official title
- Percutaneous Image Guided Cryoablation of the Intercostobrachial Nerve for Management of Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
- Conditions
- Post-Mastectomy Chronic Pain Syndrome (Disorder)
- Interventions
- Procedure: Cryoablation
- Procedure: Therapeutic Peripheral Nerve Block (tPNB) Injection
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Start date
- 2018-01-10
- Primary completion
- 2021-05-19
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 4
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Status post breast surgical intervention, to include mastectomy, partial mastectomy, lumpectomy, or reconstruction * Persistent pain in the distribution of the Intercostobrachial nerve: the residual breast, surgical bed, ipsilateral medial arm, and/or axilla following tissue healing (\> 1 month postoperative) * Positive response to local anesthetic nerve block, performed under imaging guidance. A positive response is defined as a ≥ 3 point change on a standard 11 point visual analog scale (VAS) * Ability and willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection * Underlying cervical segmentation or other cervical spinal anomaly that results in differential nerve root pressures * Immunosuppression * Uncorrectable coagulopathy * Currently pregnant, nursing or planning to become pregnant.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03293940