Effects of Intraoperative Esmolol on Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Chronic postoperative pain is an entity that is usually neglected by anesthetists, but several studies show that the choice of anesthetic technique may interfere with this prevalence. Esmolol is a selective beta-blocker of ultra fast duration that has been studied as a perioperative venous adjuvant with antihyperalgesic and opioid sparing action. The investigators ventured the possibility of this anti-hyperalgesic effect attenuating the chronic pain syndrome post-mastectomy.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Control Patients who underwent mastectomy under standard general anesthesia Patients in placebo group received general balanced inhaled anesthesia with sevoflurane and remifentanil and a saline 0,9% infusion pump. |
Drug: Control
Patients who underwent mastectomy under standard general anesthesia
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Esmolol Patients in esmolol group received general balanced inhaled anesthesia with sevoflurane and a bolus infection of esmolol 500 mgc/kg followed by a continuous infusion of esmolol 100 mcg/kg/min |
Drug: Esmolol
Patients who underwent mastectomy under general anesthesia with esmolol infusion
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Incidence of post-mastectomy chronic pain syndrome [Through study completion, an average of 6 to 9 month]
Incidence analysis using a questionnaire applied to patients in the late postoperative period.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Assess the intensity of pain: Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale [Through study completion, an average of 6 to 9 month]
Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale, from zero to 10: 0 being represented by absence of pain and 10 being the worst possible pain
- Identify possible risk factors [Through study completion, an average of 6 to 9 month]
Incidence analysis using a questionnaire applied to patients in the late postoperative period.
- Stratify the possible types of pain [Through study completion, an average of 6 to 9 month]
Application of a questionnaire to identify the characteristics of pain (Neuropatic or non-neuropatic pain)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients previously submitted to the study Analgesic Effect of Intraoperative Esmolol in Mastectomies: a randomized placebo controlled trial
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patient aged less than 18 years and over 65 years;
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Patients who refuse to participate in the study;
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Patients with pulmonary disease;
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Patients with cardiac, renal or hepatic disease;
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Use of psychoactive drug;
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Patients with sinus bradycardia;
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Pregnant women;
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Patients with allergy to dipyrone, morphine;
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Patients with chronic pain prior to the surgical procedure;
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Patients with neurological disorders;
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Patients undergoing surgical resurfacing
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal | Brasilia | DF | Brazil | 70680250 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Hospital de Base
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Fabricio T Mendonça, MD, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Post-mastectomy pain