Liposomal Bupivacaine in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction

NCT ID: NCT02659501

Last Updated: 2021-01-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-07-31

Brief Summary

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Objectives:

1. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative pain levels.
2. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative opioid consumption and opioid related adverse events.
3. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on length of hospital stay.
4. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on patient satisfaction with postoperative pain control.
5. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on overall patient satisfaction.

Detailed Description

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Objectives:

1. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative pain levels.
2. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative opioid consumption and opioid related adverse events.
3. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on length of hospital stay.
4. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on patient satisfaction with postoperative pain control.
5. To evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine on overall patient satisfaction.

The objective of this project is to evaluate the role of liposomal bupivacaine in postoperative pain control following tissue expander and implant based breast reconstruction. This unique formulation of bupivacaine lends this drug a longer duration of action and reduced plasma bupivacaine concentrations compared to plain bupivacaine. This agent has been demonstrated to be safe, well tolerated, and effective in a number of different clinical applications. However, its role has yet to be evaluated in the context of breast reconstruction.

Thus, the authors propose the first, randomized, controlled clinical trial of liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative pain management following tissue expander and implant based breast reconstruction. Patients will be stratified into two study groups. Patients in the Group 1 (Bupivacaine) will be treated intraoperatively with injections of 0.5% bupivacaine and epinephrine 1:200,000, with 50 mg delivered to perform a field block of each pocket. This is the current standard of care. Patients in the Group 2 (Liposomal Bupivacaine) will be treated intraoperatively with injections of 1.33% liposomal bupivacaine, with 133 mg delivered to perform a field block of each breast pocket. This is the experimental intervention. Postoperatively, the investigators will assess pain levels, opioid consumption, opioid related adverse events, length of stay, and satisfaction.

The findings from this study will allow the authors to better elucidate the role of liposomal bupivacaine in expander/implant based breast reconstruction. In doing so, they may allow the authors to identify the ideal pain regimen for these patients. This holds important implications, with the potential to reduce postoperative pain, opioid consumption, opioid related adverse events, length of stay, and patient satisfaction.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer Postoperative Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Bupivacaine with epinephrine injections

Patients in the control arm of the study will be treated intra-operatively with standard of care, 0.5% bupivacaine and epinephrine injection (1:200,000), with 50 mg delivered into each breast pocket to perform a field block of the breast pocket (see below). Postoperatively, these patients will be treated with standard postoperative pain control, including narcotics as needed, such as morphine sulfate and hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and muscle relaxants, such as diazepam.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bupivacaine with epinephrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Bupivacaine, like other local anesthetics reduces the flow of sodium in and out of nerves. This decreases the initiation and transfer of nerve signals in the area in which the drug is injected. This leads first to a loss of sensation of pain, temperature, touch, and deep pressure. This drug is the current standard of care for local, postoperative local anesthesia following breast reconstruction. Epinephrine, a vasoconstrictor, is included in bupivacaine formulations to improve the duration of local anesthesia.

Morphine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Morphine is an opiate pain medication administered intravenously for severe, breakthrough post-operative pain.

Hydrocodone/acetaminophen

Intervention Type DRUG

Hydrocodone acetaminophen is a combination of an opiate pain medication (hydrocodone) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (acetaminophen) given orally to patients for moderate post-operative pain.

Diazepam

Intervention Type DRUG

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine medication that is administered orally to treat muscle spasms in patient's following expander and implant-based breast reconstruction.

Liposomal bupivacaine

Patients in the experimental arm of the study will be treated intra-operatively with 1.33% liposomal bupivacaine, with 133 mg delivered to perform a field block of each breast pocket. Postoperatively, these patients will be treated with standard postoperative pain control, including narcotics as needed, such as morphine sulfate and hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and muscle relaxants, such as diazepam.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Liposomal bupivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Liposomal Bupivacaine is an aqueous suspension of multivesicular liposomes containing bupivacaine. After injection into soft tissue, bupivacaine is slowly released from the multivesicular liposomes, extending this drug's duration of action.

Morphine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Morphine is an opiate pain medication administered intravenously for severe, breakthrough post-operative pain.

Hydrocodone/acetaminophen

Intervention Type DRUG

Hydrocodone acetaminophen is a combination of an opiate pain medication (hydrocodone) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (acetaminophen) given orally to patients for moderate post-operative pain.

Diazepam

Intervention Type DRUG

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine medication that is administered orally to treat muscle spasms in patient's following expander and implant-based breast reconstruction.

Interventions

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Liposomal bupivacaine

Liposomal Bupivacaine is an aqueous suspension of multivesicular liposomes containing bupivacaine. After injection into soft tissue, bupivacaine is slowly released from the multivesicular liposomes, extending this drug's duration of action.

Intervention Type DRUG

Bupivacaine with epinephrine

Bupivacaine, like other local anesthetics reduces the flow of sodium in and out of nerves. This decreases the initiation and transfer of nerve signals in the area in which the drug is injected. This leads first to a loss of sensation of pain, temperature, touch, and deep pressure. This drug is the current standard of care for local, postoperative local anesthesia following breast reconstruction. Epinephrine, a vasoconstrictor, is included in bupivacaine formulations to improve the duration of local anesthesia.

Intervention Type DRUG

Morphine sulfate

Morphine is an opiate pain medication administered intravenously for severe, breakthrough post-operative pain.

Intervention Type DRUG

Hydrocodone/acetaminophen

Hydrocodone acetaminophen is a combination of an opiate pain medication (hydrocodone) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (acetaminophen) given orally to patients for moderate post-operative pain.

Intervention Type DRUG

Diazepam

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine medication that is administered orally to treat muscle spasms in patient's following expander and implant-based breast reconstruction.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Exparel Marcaine Sensorcaine Roxanol Norco Valium

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women undergoing immediate unilateral or bilateral tissue-expander breast reconstruction following skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who are unable to give informed consent to participate in this study
* Women with a documented history of hypersensitivity reactions to local-anesthetic agents
* Women with a diagnosis of chronic pain disorders such as fibromyalgia, chronic migraine headaches, or psychiatric disorders other than depression or anxiety
* Women who are currently pregnant
* Women undergoing tissue expander based breast reconstruction with a muscle flap in combination with a tissue expander
* Women with impaired hepatic function
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Subhas Gupta, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Subhas C. Gupta, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University

Wendy W. Wong, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Loma Linda University

Locations

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Loma Linda University Health System

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Heller L, Kowalski AM, Wei C, Butler CE. Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial of local anesthetic infusion and intravenous narcotic patient-controlled anesthesia pump for pain management after free TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Oct;122(4):1010-1018. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181858c09.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18827631 (View on PubMed)

Wheble GA, Tan EK, Turner M, Durrant CA, Heppell S. Surgeon-administered, intra-operative transversus abdominis plane block in autologous breast reconstruction: a UK hospital experience. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2013 Dec;66(12):1665-70. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.07.017. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23910912 (View on PubMed)

Dasta J, Ramamoorthy S, Patou G, Sinatra R. Bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension compared with bupivacaine HCl for the reduction of opioid burden in the postsurgical setting. Curr Med Res Opin. 2012 Oct;28(10):1609-15. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.721760. Epub 2012 Sep 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22900785 (View on PubMed)

Richard BM, Ott LR, Haan D, Brubaker AN, Cole PI, Nelson KG, Ross PE, Rebelatto MC, Newton PE. The safety and tolerability evaluation of DepoFoam bupivacaine (bupivacaine extended-release liposome injection) administered by incision wound infiltration in rabbits and dogs. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2011 Oct;20(10):1327-41. doi: 10.1517/13543784.2011.611499. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21867476 (View on PubMed)

Davidson EM, Barenholz Y, Cohen R, Haroutiunian S, Kagan L, Ginosar Y. High-dose bupivacaine remotely loaded into multivesicular liposomes demonstrates slow drug release without systemic toxic plasma concentrations after subcutaneous administration in humans. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1018-23. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d26d2a.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20357145 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5150012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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