Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction After Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: a Parallel Cohort Pilot Study

United States20 participantsStarted 2026-09-06

Plain-language summary

To learn if LBP can help to prevent lymphedema when it is performed at the time of surgery rather than after a patient has already developed the disease.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Participants greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
✓. Participants willing to participate.
✓. Participants able to complete informed consent.
✓. Participants with a diagnosis of Melanoma undergoing ALND or ILND.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Participant staking anticoagulants within 7 days prior to surgery.
✕. Participants that are known to be pregnant at the time of surgery.
✕. Participants with BMI greater than 50.0

What they're measuring

Safety and adverse events

Timeframe: Through study completion; an average of 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06887205

SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-09-01

Contact for this trial

Ashleigh M Francis, MD

(713) 413-7451 amfrancis@mdanderson.org

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