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Vertical Scar Versus Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammoplasty

NCT00149344 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 254

Last updated 2011-07-28

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Summary

Main research question: Is vertical scar reduction mammoplasty superior when compared to inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty in terms of patient quality of life and cost-effectiveness?

Why is this research important?: There is on-going controversy among plastic surgeons as to the superiority of one technique (vertical scar mammoplasty versus inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty) over the other in terms of patient health related quality of life and health care resource utilization.

What is being studied?: We are studying (comparing) two surgical procedures for breast reduction mammoplasty (vertical scar mammoplasty versus inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty).

Conditions

  • Breast Hypertrophy

Interventions

RADIATION

Vertical scar versus inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty

Vertical Scar Reduction Mammoplasty Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammoplasty

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Achilleas Thoma, MD MSc FRCSC · McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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