Status:
RECRUITING
Cosmetic Outcome of Electrocautery, Scalpel and PEAK PlasmaBlade for Surgical Breast Incisions
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Wound Complication
Surgical Wound Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will compare the cosmetic scar result from the use of scalpel, electrocautery, and pulsed electron avalanche knife (PEAK) PlasmaBlade (PPB) for the initial skin incision for total mastectom...
Detailed Description
Scalpel, electrocautery, and PEAK PlasmaBlade (PPB) have all been shown to be safe techniques for surgical incision, but no study has proven the superiority for cosmesis for PPB incision when compared...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients having a total mastectomy with or without axilla surgical staging
Exclusion
- Patients having immediate breast reconstruction
- Patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer
- History of keloid scar formation
- History of connective tissue disorder (scleroderma or rheumatoid arthritis with skin involvement)
- Patients with prior incision at the planned mastectomy site.
- Patients with known suture hypersensitivity
- Patients with evidence of current infection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 9 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
186 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06191159
Start Date
December 9 2024
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
December 16 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5T 3N4