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COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO TECHNIQUES FOR PREVENTION OF SEROMA FORMATION AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY: A RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL

QUILTING SUTURE VS CONVENTIONAL CLOSURE IN PREVENTION OF SEROMA FORMATION AFTER MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY FOR BREAST CANCER: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034869
Enrollment
72
Registered
2021-07-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: QUILTING SUTURES: Skin flaps raised in the plane deep to the subcutaneous tissue and superficial to breast parenchyma. Closure of flaps will be done in two layers. Subcutaneous layer wi

Sponsors

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES JODHPUR
Lead Sponsor
DR SATYA PRAKASH MEENA
Collaborator
DR SUMIT BISHNOI
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consenting female patients planned for modified radical mastectomy (MRM) in the Department of General Surgery, AIIMS Jodhpur and Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS Jodhpur

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients planned for breast reconstructive surgery Patients on chemotherapy for non-breast malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare frequency of postoperative seroma formation in quilting suture vs Conventional closure for modified radical mastectomyTimepoint: 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ To compare the number of additional procedures like aspirations or revise drain insertion and revision surgeries required postoperatively Timepoint: 30 days;To compare the drain output between two groups Timepoint: 30 days;To compare the incidence of postoperative complications like SSI, flap necrosis, wound dehiscence and other complicationsTimepoint: 30 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SATYA PRAKASH MEENA

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, JODHPUR

Drsatyaprakash04@gmail.com8010861072

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026