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A Study for Lymphocele and Lymphorrhea Control Following Inguinal and Axillary Radical Lymph Node Dissection

NCT02476357 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-08-06

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Summary

Patients undergoing groin or axillary Radical lymph node dissection (RLND) or completion lymph node dissection (CLND, after positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for melanoma or breast cancer were randomized in a controlled trial for surgical dissection technique. Harmonic scalpel dissection were compared with classic dissection in term of lymphocoele and oedema.

Conditions

  • Lymph Node Dissection
  • Lymphoedema
  • Lymphocoele

Interventions

DEVICE

Harmonic scalpel

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Lausanne Hospitals

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maurice Matter, Prof · University of Lausanne Hospitals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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