Trial Outcomes & Findings for Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) For Women for Breast Cancer (NCT NCT02513329)

Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) For Women for Breast Cancer

Change in number of mean night sweats from baseline to 6 months after intervention using a paper diary (subjective measure of frequency). Number is the change from mean baseline number of night sweats to mean 6 months after procedure (number of ns/month)

Mean change in number of hot flashes from baseline to 6 months after intervention using a paper diary (subjective measure of frequency). Number is the change from mean baseline number of hot flashes to mean 6 months after procedure (number of ns/month)

Hot flashes intensity from baseline and at 6 months as reported by the subject using paper diary (subjective) measures of intensity (including mild, severe and very severe HF).Intensity scoring = Frequency\*Severity = \[(frequency of mild\*1)+(frequency of moderate\*2) + (frequency of severe\*3) + (frequency of very severe\*4)\]. Mean intensity of hot flashes at baseline and 6 months. Score on a unlimited scale of 0- infinity based on number of hot flashes. A score on the scale where 0 is good higher scores are worse.

Baseline score change compared to the 6 month survey score using the Epidemiological Studies-Depression(CES-D) survey. This survey is a 20-item measure that asks to rate how often over the past week they experienced symptoms associated with depression, such as restless sleep, poor appetite, and feeling lonely. Response options range from 0 to 3 for each item (0 = Rarely or None of the Time, 1 = Some or Little of the Time, 2 = Moderately or Much of the time, 3 = Most or Almost All the Time). Scores range from 0 to 60, with high scores indicating greater depressive symptoms. CES-D also provides cutoff scores (e.g., 16 or greater) that aid in identifying individuals at risk for clinical depression

Change in Pittsburg Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI) between baseline and 6 months post intervention. In scoring the PSQI, seven component scores are derived, each scored 0 (no difficulty) to 3 (severe difficulty). The component scores are summed to produce a global score (range 0 to 21). Higher scores indicate worse sleep quality.