A clinical trial to compare three surgical techniques to reduce the formation of seromas after breast cancer surrgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Seroma formation after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection(ALND) for breast cancer surgerySurgery - Surgical techniquesCancer - Breast
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000271303
- Lead Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Female patients of age 30 to 75
Biopsy/Fine needle Aspiration cytology(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
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
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method