Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of PEAK PlasmaBlade™ to Conventional Diathermy in Abdominal Based Free Flap Breast Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
Anglia Ruskin University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Mid Essex Hospital NHS Trust
Medtronic
Conditions:
Breast Reconstruction
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Electrosurgery allows for dissection with simultaneous haemostasis. One of its disadvantages is that the heat production can cause injury to the surrounding tissue which may result in wound healing pr...
Detailed Description
The study was conducted between November 2016 and May 2018 in a single centre, St. Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns in Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford United Kingdom, including all imm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults between 18-80 years, able to consent
- Unilateral immediate or delayed DIEP/ MS-TRAM breast reconstruction
- BMI \>20
Exclusion
- Children (\<18 years) and adults older than 80 years
- Bilateral or bi-pedicled DIEP/MS-TRAM breast reconstruction
- BMI \<20
- Diabetic
- Immune-suppression
- Clotting disorders
- On steroid medication
- Pregnancy
- Active smoking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 31 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04350411
Start Date
October 31 2016
End Date
May 31 2018
Last Update
April 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Mid Essex NHS trust
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom, CM17ET