Persistent Pain After Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Chronic Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Reconstruction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01738048

H-D-2007-0099B

Details and patient eligibility

About

A cross sectional study to determine the prevalence of persistent pain after reconstructive surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer, with a comparative analysis of a cohort treated with mastectomy without reconstruction.

Full description

The aim of the study is to determine if reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy increases the risk of reporting persistent pain 2-3 years after surgery.

Enrollment: 1,352 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with unilateral primary breast cancer aged 18-70 years

Exclusion criteria

• recurrent cancer
• other malignancy
• emigration
• non-standardized treatment

Trial design

1,352 participants in 2 patient groups

Mastectomy

Description:

Patients treated with mastectomy without reconstruction

Reconstruction

Description:

Patients treated with mastectomy followed by reconstruction

Treatment:

Procedure: Reconstruction