A Clinical Study to compare three surgical techniques to reduce seroma formation (a main complication ) after surgery for breast cancer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Seroma formation after axillary lymph node dissection during breast cancer surgery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2008/091/000058
- Lead Sponsor
- PGIMERChandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 158
Inclusion Criteria
Female patients of age 30 to 75
Biopsy/FNAC proven carcinoma breast.
Patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection as part of surgical treatment for breast cancer
Availability for follow up for at least one month after surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Previous surgical procedures in and around the axilla
Bilateral breast cancer
Previous surgical procedures in and around the axilla
Bilateral breast cancer
Simultaneous reconstructive surgery.
Pregnant and lactating women.
Chronic shoulder or limb pathology,
Other serious underlying medical illness(es) precluding full study participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence in seroma formationTimepoint: 1
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method total volume of seromas, the number of aspirations required, the frequencies of aspirations, number of days of drain insitu, daily and total volume of drain output, drain output at the time removal of drain removalTimepoint: