Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Intraoperative Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Patients With Operable Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Intraoperative Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Patients With Operable Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer

Official Title: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Intraoperative Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Patients With Operable (Resectable and Unresectable) Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer

Study ID: NCT00806611

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Interventions

Alcohol Block

Study Description

Brief Summary: Determine if the addition of an intraoperative ethanol celiac plexus neurolysis (alcohol block) in patients undergoing surgical intervention for pancreatic cancer will result in a decrease in cancer associated pain

Detailed Description: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer related death in the United States and is usually fatal. Surgery provides the only chance for long-term survival. Pain is a significant, often difficult to control component of survivorship for many who succumb to this disease. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effect of ethanol celiac plexus neurolysis (alcohol nerve block) in patients undergoing surgical intervention for pancreatic cancer. Patients undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer will be enrolled in a prospective randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial. This protocol is designed to definitively determine the role of ethanol celiac plexus neurolysis as a simple addition to the surgical management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and help define the standard of care for cancer associated pain management in this disease.