drugset / Trial / NCT01969448

Study to Assess Perfusion and Patient Satisfaction in Nipple-Areola Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction

NCT01969448

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that nipple-areola skin sparing mastectomy (NASSM) performed through an inframammary incision has a superior blood supply relative to a lateral oblique incision. Moreover, by minimizing complications and optimizing aesthetic outcomes, the investigators believe it will be associated with significantly higher patient reported outcome scores. The addition of information gained by use of intraoperative laser-assisted fluorescent angiography (measured with the Spy Elite imaging device) will reduce complication rates by directing intraoperative resection of ischemic tissue and limiting the volume of immediate implant placement in instances where real time imaging would suggest compromised perfusion. These quantifiable, objective measures will justify the use of NASSM and immediate implant placement coupled with intraoperative laser-assisted fluorescent angiography in prosthetic based breast reconstruction despite longer operative times.

Timeline

Start
2013-03-28
Primary completion
2016-04-27
Completion
2017-04-17

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Background Indocyanine Green Diagnostic / imaging agent