Actively Recruiting
NPWT Reduction Mammaplasty
Led by Medstar Health Research Institute · Updated on 2025-10-27
92
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
97 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Medstar Health Research Institute
Lead Sponsor
3
3M
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In this prospective, randomized, split-body control trial, we aim to compare complications, patient-reported outcomes, and cost differentials following reduction mammaplasty with prophylactic closed incision negative pressure wound therapy versus standard adhesive dressing.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
NPWT Reduction Mammaplasty
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Female patients
- Age 18 years or older
- Scheduled to undergo bilateral reduction mammaplasty with a Wise pattern (anchor) incision and a superomedial, inferior, or central mound pedicle at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital or MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
- Able to comply with study procedures and follow-up visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 18 years of age
- Biologically male patients
- Scheduled to undergo unilateral breast mammaplasty
- Currently pregnant or lactating
- Use of steroids or other immune modulators known to affect wound healing
- Current smokers who have not paused for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to surgery
- History of breast cancer
- History of oncologic or reconstructive breast surgery
- History of radiation to the breast
- History of chemotherapy or hormone therapy
- Tattoos in the area of skin incision
- Skin conditions known to affect wound healing or scarring of the breast (e.g., cutis laxa)
- Significant history of scar problems (e.g., hypertrophic scarring or keloids) post-surgical incisions with active bleeding
- Exposure of blood vessels, organs, bone, or tendon at the base of the reference wound
- Known allergies to product components (e.g., medical or NPWT tape)
- Unable to comply with NPWT requirements, including those unable to present for postoperative follow-up
- Lactating at the time of surgery
- Require deviation from standard operative or closure techniques (e.g., staples, free nipple grafts)
- Considered part of a vulnerable population (adults unable to consent, infants, children, teenagers, pregnant women, prisoners)
- Experience intraoperative complications due to surgical complications not related to the NPWT instrumentation (e.g., expanding hematoma)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Ryan P Lin, MD
CONTACT
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Kenneth L Fan, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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