Bioprosthetic Mesh to Expand the Lower Pole in Tissue Expander Reconstruction

NCT01310075 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2019-04-30

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Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the complication rate and post-surgical appearance differ based on what type of mesh is used for breast reconstruction surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Alloderm

6 x 12 cm piece or 6 x 16 cm piece is trimmed into a semicircle and sewn into the inframammary fold using vicryl. The smooth side is placed against the implant.

DEVICE

Surgimend

10 x 15 cm piece of fenestrated material is sewn to the fold, curved side along the fold, using vicryl suture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark W. Clemens, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2017-11-08
Completion
2017-11-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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