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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Healing Abdominal Incision in Obese Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery

United States80 participantsStarted 2019-05-02

Plain-language summary

This trial studies the safety and how well negative pressure wound therapy works in healing the abdominal incision in obese patients undergoing free flap breast reconstruction surgery. Using negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) instead of standard dressing (bandages) may improve wound healing at the surgical site in the abdomen where tissue was collected for breast reconstruction surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing a free abdominal flap, including a superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA), deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP), or muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (MS-TRAM) flap for breast reconstruction. * Patients are willing and able to give consent. * Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to provide consent. * Patients who are suspected or known to be pregnant. * Known allergy to topical adhesives.

What they're measuring

Rate of wound dehiscence

Timeframe: Up to 3 months

Wound healing complications

Timeframe: Up to 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04003038

SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-04-30

Contact for this trial

Edward H Chang

713-794-1247 eichang@mdanderson.org

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