Clinical trial · Interventional
IRB-HSR# 13957: IV Lidocaine for Patients Undergoing Primary Breast Cancer Surgery:
IRB-HSR# 13957: IV Lidocaine for Patients Undergoing Primary Breast Cancer Surgery: Effects on Postoperative Recovery and Cancer Recurrence
NCT01204242CI-TRIAL-00057312completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a local anesthetic drug (lidocaine) given during anesthesia intravenously (IV) through a needle in your vein,), can: 1. Help decrease pain after surgery. 2. Have you need less pain medication. 3. Have less side effects like nausea and vomiting following your surgery. 4. Help to prevent chronic pain. 5. Affect recurrence of cancer after surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo
- description
- ALL subjects will receive lidocaine up to 1.5mg/kg IV (in the vein) as a rapid injection. Then the continuous IV infusion of the study medication (containing lidocaine 8 mg/ml or placebo) will be started and will continue for up to two hours in the recovery room.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Placebo
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Lidocaine
- description
- ALL subjects will receive lidocaine up to 1.5mg/kg IV (in the vein) as a rapid injection. Then the continuous IV infusion of the study medication (containing lidocaine 8 mg/ml or placebo) will be started and will continue for up to two hours in the recovery room.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Lidocaine
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. informed consent 2. age older than 18 to 80 years (inclusive) 3. scheduled for mastectomy because of breast cancer 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical classification classes I - III Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy to local anesthetics, fentanyl or morphine 2. severe cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction within 6 months), profoundly decreased left ventricular function (ejection fraction \<40%) or high-grade arrhythmias 3. severe liver disease (known AST or ALT or billirubin \>2.5 times the upper limit of normal) 4. renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 60) 5. pregnant or breast feeding 6. patient is enrolled in another study or have been in one in the last 30 days
References
Publications (15)
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- BACKGROUNDHerroeder S, Pecher S, Schonherr ME, Kaulitz G, Hahnenkamp K, Friess H, Bottiger BW, Bauer H, Dijkgraaf MG, Durieux ME, Hollmann MW. Systemic lidocaine shortens length of hospital stay after colorectal surgery: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2007 Aug;246(2):192-200. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31805dac11. PMID 17667496
- BACKGROUNDGroudine SB, Fisher HA, Kaufman RP Jr, Patel MK, Wilkins LJ, Mehta SA, Lumb PD. Intravenous lidocaine speeds the return of bowel function, decreases postoperative pain, and shortens hospital stay in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy. Anesth Analg. 1998 Feb;86(2):235-9. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199802000-00003. PMID 9459225
- BACKGROUNDCassuto J, Wallin G, Hogstrom S, Faxen A, Rimback G. Inhibition of postoperative pain by continuous low-dose intravenous infusion of lidocaine. Anesth Analg. 1985 Oct;64(10):971-4. PMID 3898920
- BACKGROUNDWallace MS, Wallace AM, Lee J, Dobke MK. Pain after breast surgery: a survey of 282 women. Pain. 1996 Aug;66(2-3):195-205. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(96)03064-3. PMID 8880841
- BACKGROUNDJung BF, Ahrendt GM, Oaklander AL, Dworkin RH. Neuropathic pain following breast cancer surgery: proposed classification and research update. Pain. 2003 Jul;104(1-2):1-13. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(03)00241-0. No abstract available. PMID 12855309
- BACKGROUNDFassoulaki A, Sarantopoulos C, Melemeni A, Hogan Q. EMLA reduces acute and chronic pain after breast surgery for cancer. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2000 Jul-Aug;25(4):350-5. doi: 10.1053/rapm.2000.7812.