A clinical trial to compare three surgical techniques to reduce the formation of seromas after breast cancer surrgery

Reducing Seroma Formation After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Comparative Study Of Three Methods

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000271303

Enrollment

120

Registered

2008-05-29

Start date

2007-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

1. External compression dressings for one week 2. Suturing of flaps

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female patients of age 30 to 75 Biopsy/Fine needle Aspiration cytology(FNAC) proven carcinoma breast. Patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection as part of surgical treatment for breast cancer Availability for follow up for at least one month after surgery

Exclusion criteria

Previous surgical procedures in and around the axilla Bilateral breast cancer Simultaneous reconstructive surgery. Pregnant and lactating women. Chronic shoulder or limb pathology, Other serious underlying medical illness(es) precluding full study participation

Outcome results