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NCT Number: NCT00625924

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10065, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The Samples used will be derived from three cohorts below and will only include patients who have completed mastectomy or reconstruction within 1-5 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 five 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).

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaires

Behavioral

Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States - Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the prevalence, severity and level of distress of subjective breast sensations following mastectomy and postmastectomy reconstruction.

    Time frame: conclusion of the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Feb 29, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 16, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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