Clinical trials: Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction
Breast Cancer
Cosmetic Result/Toxicity in Post-Mastectomy Immediate Reconstruction Expander+RT
This research study is being done to carefully evaluate the effect of giving radiation therapy after temporary breast reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT01664091
- Testing
- post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT), tissue expander (TE), acellular dermal matrix (ADM)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pain, Postoperative
Pectoralis (II) Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Bupivacaine for Breast Surgery
This is a randomized controlled pilot study evaluating length of pain control with either liposomal bupivacaine or with bupivacaine plus decadron after PEC II injection in patients having bilateral mastectomies with immediate…
- Trial name
- NCT03383198
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine right injection, Liposomal bupivacaine left injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Breast Cancer, Ductal Carcinoma
Nipple-Areola Complex (NAC) Irradiation After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Reconstruction
The purpose of this research study is to see if a participant's nipple and areola can be safely preserved by adding radiation to these areas after a nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT01208974
- Testing
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction, Axillary Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Breast Cancer Female
PEMF and PEC Blocks in Mastectomy Reconstruction Patients
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.
- Trial name
- NCT03360214
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Device, Ropivacaine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ - Category, Breast Cancer
Study to Assess Perfusion and Patient Satisfaction in Nipple-Areola Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction
The investigators hypothesize that nipple-areola skin sparing mastectomy (NASSM) performed through an inframammary incision has a superior blood supply relative to a lateral oblique incision.
- Conditions
- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ - Category, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Trial name
- NASSM (NCT01969448)
- Testing
- Inframammary Fold Incision or Lateral Radial Incision, Lateral Radial Incision, Inframammary Fold Incision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female
Study of Nerve Block Pain Management in Patients Undergoing a Double Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to determine if the injection site or sites used for administering pain medication (nerve blocks) before a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders reduce the need for…
- Trial name
- NCT04016376
- Testing
- PVB Protocol, PECS-1, Serratus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,507 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, LCIS
Tumor: Breast Ratio Study
This is an observational study of 3 arms: breast conservation therapy, mastectomy and reconstruction, and mastectomy only.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, LCIS, DCIS
- Trial name
- T:B (NCT02216136)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Perfusion; Complications
The Effect of Nitroglycerin Ointment, Fluorescent Angiography, and Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Mastectomy Skin Flap Perfusion-Related Problems
This is a randomized study using a variety of techniques to compare and examine blood flow to the remaining skin after mastectomy. All treatments being used are considered standard of care and are not experimental.
- Trial name
- NCT03716050
- Testing
- Nitroglycerin, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy/ Wound VAC, Fluorescent Angiography with indocyanine-green (not to exceed 5mg/kg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain, Postoperative, Non-Opioid Pain Management
Virtual Reality After Breast Reconstruction Surgery
This is a pilot study of virtual reality (VR) non-opioid management for women undergoing mastectomy and implant-based reconstruction.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Non-Opioid Pain Management, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- VR4BR (NCT03801616)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Breast Cancer
Use of Dermal Matrix in Breast Reconstruction
We propose to evaluate the question of whether there is a significant difference between the traditional method of serratus flap tissue expander reconstruction and the acellular matrix method.
- Trial name
- NCT00692692
- Testing
- DermaMatrix, standard of care tissue expander breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University