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Trial reportAnnals of surgical oncology2024

A Four-Arm Randomized Clinical Trial of Topical Pain Control for Sentinel Node Radiotracer Injections in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Alyssa A Wiener, Jessica R Schumacher, Scott B Perlman, Lee G Wilke, Meeghan A Lautner, Laura M Bozzuto, Bret M Hanlon, Heather B Neuman

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Trial report in Annals of surgical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alyssa A WienerDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Jessica R SchumacherDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Scott B PerlmanDepartment of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Lee G WilkeDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Meeghan A LautnerDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Laura M BozzutoDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Bret M HanlonDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Heather B NeumanDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA. neuman@surgery.wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

UW Surgical Oncology Research Training Program (UW-SORT)T32CA090217 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Muhammed Murtaza, Heather B Neuman · 2001 to 2026
$8.3M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA090217NIH HHS T32 CA090217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadioactive tracer injections for breast cancer sentinel lymph node mapping can be painful. In this randomized trial, we compared four approaches to topical pain control for radiotracer injections.

methodsBreast cancer patients were randomized (9 April 2021-8 May 2022) to receive the institutional standard of ice prior to injection (n = 44), or one of three treatments: ice plus a vibrating distraction device (Buzzy

resultsThere were no differences in pain scores between the control and treatment groups, both pooled and individually. Eighty-five percent of patients were 'satisfied/very satisfied' with treatment received, with no differences between groups. No differences in providers' perceptions of pain were observed, although providers perceived treatments involving Buzzy

conclusionIn this randomized trial, no differences in patient-reported pain or satisfaction with treatment was observed between ice and other topical treatments. Providers found treatments using Buzzy

Indexed as

Anesthetics, LocalBreast NeoplasmsLidocainePain ManagementAdministration, TopicalAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIceMiddle AgedPainPain MeasurementPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsAnesthetics, LocalIceLidocaineRadiopharmaceuticalsBreast cancerPainRandomized trialSentinel lymph nodeTopical

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PMID38557909
PMCPMC11823740
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