Sensate DIEP flaps - assessment of breast sensation on quality of life and body image

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery: Breast; Surgery; Breast

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25603476
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

All patients attending the breast reconstruction clinic for one of the three types of breast reconstruction will be seen at the clinic and asked if they wish to participate in the research. They will not have to attend any extra clinics. The questionnaire will simply be given out whilst they are in the waiting room and can be completed before they are called in to see the doctor.
Those patients who are having reconstruction with abdominal skin and muscle will be informed of the procedure to reattach the nerve and asked if they would be happy to be randomised into nerve reattachment or no nerve reattachment.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided at time of registration

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified