A study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Fortiva mesh in immediate implant-based breast reconstructio
- Conditions
- Breast reconstructionSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16902075
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 79
1. Women over the age of 18 undergoing mastectomy for invasive or pre-invasive breast cancer or risk reduction
2. Elect to undergo a sub-pectoral or pre-pectoral immediate implant-based reconstruction with mesh
Patients undergoing:
1. Revisional surgery
2. Delayed breast reconstruction
3. Previous breast or mantle radiotherapy
4. Patients who are allergic to pork or unwilling to have a porcine product
5. Patients unable or unwilling to give informed consent
6. Patients considered by their surgeon to be unsuitable for mesh reconstruction
7. Patients who currently smoke cigarettes or e-cigarettes
8. Patients with a BMI of 35 or above
9. Patients in whom it is anticipated that an implant volume of greater than 500cc will be required
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method