Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction After Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: a Parallel Cohort Pilot Study
Recruiting · NCT06887205 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Lymphovenous bypass (LVB)
What this trial is about
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 take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and 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
- 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
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- MD Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, Texas, United States