PEMF and PEC Blocks in Mastectomy Reconstruction Patients
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a prospective randomized controlled double-blind interventional study comparing the
effect of pulsed-electromagnetic field device (PEMF), pectoral interfascial block (PIB), and
placebo on postoperative pain control. This study has the interdisciplinary cooperation of
the regional anesthesia group, and the breast and plastic surgery divisions. All female
patients with breast cancer evaluated at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) who are
undergoing unilateral or bilateral mastectomy with tissue expander reconstruction will be
offered enrollment in this prospective study.