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NCT01231204 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Prevention of Post-Mastectomy Breast Pain Using Ambulatory Continuous Paravertebral Blocks

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of California, San Diego.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
60
Enrollment target

NCT01231204: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of California, San Diego.

NCT01231204 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by University of California, San Diego. The registered enrollment target is 60 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01231204, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Diego.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
60 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Research study to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through a tiny tube placed next to the nerves that go to a breast prior to and following a mastectomy will decrease subsequent pain.

Primary Outcome

Pain score on the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale given as part of the Brief Pain Inventory

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Placebo (normal saline) Continuous Infusion
  • PROCEDURE Ropivicaine 0.4% Continuous Infusion

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 60 participants
Start Date 2010-10
Est. Completion 2016-03
Phase Phase 4
University of California, San Diego

775 total trials

What the finished NCT01231204 record still lists

NCT01231204 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 60 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo (normal saline) Continuous Infusion is the first listed.

NCT01231204 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01231204 about?

NCT01231204 is a clinical study titled "Prevention of Post-Mastectomy Breast Pain Using Ambulatory Continuous Paravertebral Blocks". Research study to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through a tiny tube placed next to the nerves that go to a breast prior to and following a mastectomy will decrease subsequent pain.

What is the current status of trial NCT01231204?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 60 participants. The study started on 2010-10. Estimated completion is 2016-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01231204?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (normal saline) Continuous Infusion (PROCEDURE), Ropivicaine 0.4% Continuous Infusion (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01231204?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Diego, which has 775 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01231204's enrollment target sits among peer trials

60 1125th of 2000 higher than 799 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01231204, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01231204 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.