The Effects of Indocyanine Green Angiography (IGA) on Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator (DIEP) Flap Design and Post-Operative Fat Necrosis

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

The aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the effect of intra-operative Indocyanine green angiography (IGA) on both flap design and rate of post-operative fat necrosis in patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction utilizing the Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator (DIEP) flap.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02144961

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

100

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2020-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-24

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female patients at the University of Washington
• Aged twenty-five to sixty-five years
• Pursuing immediate or delayed, DIEP-based, autologous, microsurgical breast reconstruction at the University of Washington Medical Center

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unsuitable for autologous, microsurgical breast reconstruction utilizing the DIEP flap - i.e. patients who have undergone prior extensive abdominal surgeries, have inadequate abdominal tissue bulk, who cannot comply with standardized post-operative restrictions / assessments or patients afflicted with a medical condition(s) precluding prolonged general anesthesia and surgery.
• Patients who have a known allergy to contrast media will also be excluded from this study.
• Patients unable to read and write in English will be excluded.

Where it is running

• University of Washington Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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