Status:

RECRUITING

Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction (TRBR) Pivotal Clinical Study (REDEFINE)

Lead Sponsor:

W.L.Gore & Associates

Collaborating Sponsors:

Avania

Conditions:

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Eligibility:

FEMALE

22+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The GORE Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction (TRBR) research study will look at breast reconstruction during mastectomy procedures. There will be two arms in this study, a Treatment Arm, wh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female subjects ≥ 22 years of age.
  • First-time breast reconstruction post-mastectomy for target breast(s).
  • Scheduled to undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomy with immediate, two-stage, implant-based, subpectoral or prepectoral breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
  • Mastectomy performed to address breast cancer or for cancer prophylaxis.
  • An informed consent form is signed by Subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR).
  • Subject is capable of following protocol procedures and complying with follow-up visit requirements

Exclusion

  • Baseline Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject has had a revision(s) in the target breast(s) following complications of breast augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), or breast reduction.
  • Subject has undergone previous radiation therapy to the reconstruction site or chest wall.
  • Subject has had chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to the index procedure.
  • Subject has been treated for a systemic infection or local infection at the surgical site within 30 days prior to index procedure.
  • Subject has a current or previous diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
  • Subject has a BMI \> 35.
  • Subject has a known diagnosis of diabetes with a HbA1c \> 7.0mmol/L within 30 days of the Index procedure (i.e., TE placement).
  • Subject was a current or former tobacco/nicotine user, within 90 days prior to Index Surgery (i.e., TE placement).
  • Subject is currently taking medication (e.g., systemic steroid), which in the investigator's opinion, may increase the risk of local complications of breast reconstruction.
  • Subject has other medical, social, or psychological conditions which could interfere with provision of informed consent, completion of tests, therapy, or follow-up.
  • Subject is currently participating in or planning to participate in another investigational drug, biologic or medical device study that may interfere with compliance of TBR 22-07 study requirements or may confound TBR 22-07 study data/outcomes.
  • Subject requires a surgical technique requiring flap (autologous tissue).
  • Subject is pregnant or lactating at the time of the index procedure (i.e., TE placement) or is planning to become pregnant prior to the Exchange procedure. Intraoperative Index Procedure Exclusion
  • Based on investigator's opinion, subject has unsuitable tissue integrity for immediate 2-stage breast reconstruction or is no longer a candidate to receive the TRBR Device (will be recorded as a screen failure).
  • Subject receives an Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) or mesh that is not the TRBR Device in the target breast(s)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 9 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06556654

Start Date

April 9 2025

End Date

July 1 2030

Last Update

October 23 2025

Active Locations (20)

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Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259

2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

3

The Regents of the University of California

Irvine, California, United States, 92697-7600

4

Cedars-Sinai Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048