Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap and Determining the Change in SIEA Diameter and Blood Flow

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

University Medical Centre Maribor

Information provided by:

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01247129

First received: November 23, 2010

Last updated: NA

Last verified: November 2010

History: No changes posted

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether delaying the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap results in widening of diameter and enhancing of blood flow of its donor artery.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Breast Neoplasms	Procedure: Delay procedure of SIEA flap.	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap: A Solution to the Problem of the Small Caliber of the Donor Artery

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Further study details as provided by University Medical Centre Ljubljana:


Enrollment:	26
Study Start Date:	September 2009
Study Completion Date:	September 2010
Primary Completion Date:	May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: SIEA,delay procedure,widening of diameter	Procedure: Delay procedure of SIEA flap. Ligating the deep inferior epigastric artery ipsilaterally to the planned raising of the SIEA flap 2 weeks prior to the reconstructive procedure.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

patients undergoing surgery for lower extremities varicose veins

Exclusion Criteria:

patients who previously underwent operations of the lower abdomen (abdominoplasty and inguinal hernia repair)

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Locations


Slovenia
University Medical Centre Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia, 2000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

University Medical Centre Maribor

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Gregorič M, Flis V, Milotić F, Mrđa B, Stirn B, Arnež ZM. Delaying the superficial inferior epigastric artery flap: a solution to the problem of the small calibre of the donor artery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Sep;64(9):1181-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.04.009. Epub 2011 May 10.


Responsible Party:	Minja Gregorič, University Medical Centre Maribor
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01247129 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	MG-2010
Study First Received:	November 23, 2010
Last Updated:	November 23, 2010

Keywords provided by University Medical Centre Ljubljana:


Superficial inferior epigastric artery flap, delay phenomenon

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases

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