A Randomized Controlled Trial To Evaluate The Use Of Botox In Breast Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

Investigation of whether injection of the pectoralis muscle with 100 units botulinum toxin during breast reconstruction with tissue expanders results in decreased pain using a blinded, randomized, controlled trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01765309

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

23

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Bilateral mastectomy with immediate tissue expander reconstruction

You may not qualify if…

• Unwilling to receive study injections

Where it is running

• University of Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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