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Sensory Morbidity Following Breast Surgery
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Study NCT00625924   Information provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
First Received: February 20, 2008   Last Updated: September 18, 2009   History of Changes

February 20, 2008
September 18, 2009
February 2008
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
To evaluate the prevalence, severity and level of distress of subjective breast sensations following mastectomy and postmastectomy reconstruction. [ Time Frame: conclusion of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00625924 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
To compare sensory morbidity following three types of breast surgery: tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction, autogenous tissue reconstruction, and no reconstruction. [ Time Frame: conclusion of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
 
Sensory Morbidity Following Breast Surgery
Sensory Morbidity Following Breast Surgery

The goal of the study is measure breast sensations after breast surgery. The results of this study will help surgeons better understand breast sensations and may improve the way surgery is done.

 
 
Observational
Case-Crossover, Retrospective
Breast Cancer
Behavioral: questionnaires
  • autogenous tissue breast reconstruction
  • tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction
  • mastectomy alone
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
300
February 2010
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The Samples used will be derived from three cohorts below and will only include patients who have completed mastectomy or reconstruction within 1-3 years of enrollment.
  • Patients who have undergone immediate, two-stage expander/implant postmastectomy reconstruction
  • Patients who have undergone immediate, autogenous tissue flap reconstruction following mastectomy
  • Patients who have undergone mastectomy alone
  • Patients at least 21 years of age
  • Patients who completed mastectomy ± immediate post-mastectomy reconstruction at least one year but no longer than three years prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had any of the following:
  • delayed reconstruction (no reconstruction at time of surgery) combined autogenous tissue/implant breast reconstruction, and/or
  • Patients who have a pre-surgical history of complex regional pain syndrome
  • Patients who have had radiation therapy
  • Patients who have had a local recurrence
  • Patients who do not speak the English language (validated translations of key questionnaires are not available).
Female
21 Years and older
No
Contact: Andrea Pusic, MD pusica@mskcc.org
Contact: Babak Mehrara mehrarab@mskcc.org
United States
 
NCT00625924
Andrea Pusic, MD, FRCSC, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
08-009
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 
Principal Investigator: Andrea Pusic, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
September 2009

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