Status:
COMPLETED
The Use of a High-frequency Ultrasonic Knife in Breast Cancer Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Trieste
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
36-95 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Lymphatic stasis and seroma formation are common complications of axillary lymphadenectomy in breast cancer surgery. The investigators aim is to test the hypothesis that the use of an ultr...
Detailed Description
The ultrasonic knife we have used in our study exploits the electrical impulses produced by a high-frequency ultrasound generator, transferred to a hand piece and converted into a mechanical movement ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Operable breast cancer
Exclusion
- Inoperable breast cancer
- BMI \> 25
- Neoadiuvant radioterapy
- Carcinomastitis
- Previous phlebitis of omolateral arm
- Collagen disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
94 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00996632
Start Date
September 1 2000
End Date
November 1 2004
Last Update
November 11 2009
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Trieste
Trieste, Trieste, Italy, 34100
2
University of Trieste
Trieste, Italy, 34100