Nerve procedure to help prevent pain after breast surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a procedure to help reduce long-term pain after a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. The procedure involves connecting nerve endings to healthy muscle during surgery, which may help prevent the chronic pain some women feel after breast surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are having a mastectomy (removal of breast tissue) with immediate breast reconstruction.
- You are able to give informed consent and follow the study procedures.
- You have no history of chronic pain unrelated to your breast surgery.
- You are not participating in other pain-related trials and have no other medical reasons that would make this procedure unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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