Clinical trials: Post-Mastectomy
Breast Cancer
Optimizing Decision Making About Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Patient-Centered Approach
Although clinical decision tools (CDTs) exist for a variety of treatments, CDTs designed to support personalized breast reconstruction decisions, particularly about type and timing of reconstruction, are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT03346161
- Testing
- Usual care American Society of Plastic Surgeons booklet "Breast Reconstruction", Decision tool, Usual Care Group - Outcome Measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breast Cancer
Impact of Topical Tranexamic Acid in Breast Reconstruction
Improvement in bleeding and bruising has been described by using both intravenous and topical off-label applications of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in many surgical fields.
- Trial name
- NCT05807074
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postoperative Pain
Effect of Postoperative Single Dose of Ketamine on Pain After Mastectomy
This is a randomized, single blinded, placebo-controlled trial to study the effectiveness of a subanesthetic dose (0.6mg/kg) of ketamine versus placebo (saline) on postoperative pain on adult women undergoing mastectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04831736
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Mastectomy
Reduction of Post Mastectomy Pain With the Jacki® Recovery Jacket
This research study is studying a garment called the Jacki® recovery jacket that can be worn after surgery as a possible way to manage pain from surgical drains.
- Trial name
- NCT02976103
- Testing
- Jacki Recovery jacket, Standard Care Pain medicine/management
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Anaesthesia
Comparing Post-operative Analgesia After (PECS II) Block and (ESPB) in Modified Radical Mastectomy
The aim of this study is to compare the analgesic efficacies of the modified pectoral plane block (PECS II) and the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) after modified radical mastectomy surgery through assessment of post-operative…
- Trial name
- NCT06714682
- Testing
- Modified Pectoral Plane block group, Erector spinae plane block group.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Nonmalignant Breast Conditions, Breast Cancer
Trial of Drain Antisepsis After Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction
Surgical site infection (SSI) after breast and axillary surgery occurs more often than for other clean surgical procedures. Infection in the setting of a tissue expander can be devastating and can lead to early implant loss and…
- Trial name
- NCT01286168
- Testing
- Sodium hypochlorite (Dakin's Solution), Chlorhexidine gluconate disk, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Pre-op Paravertebral Blocks to Decrease Post-op Pain Following Mastectomy With Immediate Tissue Expander (TE) Reconstruction
Primary Objective To determine if post-operative static pain scores differ between women undergoing bilateral mastectomy followed by bilateral immediate tissue expander reconstruction randomized either to ropivacaine- (treatment)…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02161705
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Ductal Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy in Preventing Recurrence in Patients With Stage IIa-IIIa Breast Cancer
This randomized phase III trial studies how well hypofractionated radiation therapy works in preventing recurrence in patients with stage IIa-IIIa cancer who have undergone mastectomy.
- Conditions
- Ductal Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Breast Carcinoma, Lobular Breast Carcinoma, Medullary Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03414970
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Questionnaire Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- 859 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 898 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
Single Versus Double Drains After Mastectomy
It is not known whether decreasing the number of drains used decreases patients' discomfort and duration of hospital stay without increasing seroma formation after mastectomies. Hypothesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02202252
- Testing
- Insertion of a single drain, Insertion of double drains, Ultrasonography after removal of the drains
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital
Other Reconstructive Surgery
Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) After Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Pedicled transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (TRAM) flaps are the most common post-mastectomy breast reconstructive surgeries that utilize the patient's tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT01262599
- Testing
- Ivivi Torino II PEMF Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Breast Cancer, Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Pre-op and Post-op Pectoralis Nerve Block
The investigators will compare whether patients will have better pain control if they were to receive (PEC I/II block) before surgery or after mastectomy.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Postoperative Pain, Anesthesia, Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT03653988
- Testing
- PEC I/II blocks by anesthesiologist - pre-operative, PEC I/II blocks by surgeon - intra-operative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Melinda Seering
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
Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma
Accelerated Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well giving accelerated radiation therapy (RT) after surgery works in treating patients with breast cancer. RT uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Lobular Breast Carcinoma, Mucinous Ductal Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01417286
- Testing
- External beam radiation therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Breast Carcinoma
Testing the Application of Mepitel Film During Radiation Therapy to Reduce Radiation Related Redness and Peeling in Breast Cancer Patients Following Mastectomy
This phase III trial studies how well Mepitel Film works in reducing radiation dermatitis (redness and peeling) in patients with breast cancer during radiation therapy after a mastectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04989504
- Testing
- Best Practice, Wound Dressing Material, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- 49 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Breast-cancer
Seroma Formation After Modified Radical Mastectomy With Flap Fixation Technique in Breast Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of mastectomy flap fixation in breast cancer patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: To compare seroma formation after mastectomy flap fixation with…
- Trial name
- NCT06243796
- Testing
- Flap fixation technique
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nakhon Phanom Hospital
Breast Cancer
Breast Capsular Contracture Following Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction in Women Treated With the Leukotriene Inhibitor Zafirlukast: A Phase II Trial
A 2 arm, 90 patient (45 per cohort) trial in patients with breast cancer who will be undergoing mastectomy with immediate tissue-expander reconstruction to determine whether treatment with zafirlukast (20mg PO BID) can reduce or…
- Trial name
- NCT02950480
- Testing
- zafirlukast, Standard of Care (no intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Breast Cancer
Influence of Fibrin Glue on Seroma Formation After Modified Radical Mastectomy
This study was carried out from January 2005 to December 2007 at Mansoura university hospital. Fifty patients who had breast cancer were included in the study, MRM was done for all patients.
- Trial name
- MRM (NCT00909649)
- Testing
- fibrin glue in breast surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Breast Cancer
Accelerated Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (AIMRT) to the Breast After Segmental Mastectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and tolerability of a regimen of accelerated (hypofractionated) Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (AIMRT) to the whole breast as part of breast preservation.
- Trial name
- NCT02606708
- Testing
- Accelerated intensity modulated radiation therapy (AIMRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dexamethasone, Glucocorticoids
High vs Low Dose Dexamethasone on Complications in the Immediate Postoperative Phase After Mastectomy
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a single preoperative high-dose steroid injection on complications in the immediate postoperative phase after breast cancer surgery, with removal of the breast (mastectomy).
- Conditions
- Dexamethasone, Glucocorticoids, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- DEX-MAS (NCT03125941)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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