Magnesium added to numbing medicine for pain after breast surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding magnesium sulfate to the standard numbing medicine (bupivacaine) given around the surgical wound after a mastectomy can improve pain relief. If you are having this surgery, it might help reduce your pain after the operation.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman aged 18 or older.
- You are scheduled to have a mastectomy (breast removal) with lymph node removal.
- You are in generally good health (classified as ASA I, II, or III).
- You are not allergic to bupivacaine (a local anesthetic) or magnesium.
- You do not take strong pain medications regularly or have chronic pain.
- You do not have significant kidney or liver problems, and you are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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