Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Healing Abdominal Incision in Obese Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Recruiting · NCT04003038 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Negative Pressure Wound TherapyWound Care Management
What this trial is about
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 take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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.
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 1 US state.
- M D Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, Texas, United States
- M D Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, Texas, United States