The influence of pressure instead of force on the compression procedure of breasts during mammographic examinations.

The influence of pressure instead of force on the compression procedure of breasts during mammographic examinations. - Pressure measurements during mammography

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON33632

Enrollment

500

Registered

2009-02-27

Start date

2011-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

de meeste personen hebben geen aandoening pain and discomfort during compression of the breast in mammography.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any referred woman for mammography, without a history of surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: breast surgery (amputation or lumpectomie). Wheelchair patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dynamic information of pain, pressure in Pascal, force in daN, Thickness in mm, contact area in mm2, total surface of the breast on the mammogram in mm2, breast density. During upgraded compression: Correlation between VAS and EDA-measurement of pain. Pain-pressure correlation. Pain-thickness correlation. Pain-pressure gradient correlation. Pain-thickness gradient correlation. Pain-breast density correlation Pressure Pressure gradient Force Force gradient Thickness reduction Thickness reduction gradient Contact area between paddle and breast Contact area gradient	—

Measure

Time frame

Dynamic information of pain, pressure in Pascal, force in daN, Thickness in mm, contact area in mm2, total surface of the breast on the mammogram in mm2, breast density. During upgraded compression: Correlation between VAS and EDA-measurement of pain. Pain-pressure correlation. Pain-thickness correlation. Pain-pressure gradient correlation. Pain-thickness gradient correlation. Pain-breast density correlation Pressure Pressure gradient Force Force gradient Thickness reduction Thickness reduction gradient Contact area between paddle and breast Contact area gradient

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Multivariate analysis of study parameters	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results