The Effect of Arista on Post-Operative Bleeding and Wound Drainage Following Mastectomy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Seroma

In brief

Study aim was to evaluate topical MPH on the risk of post-mastectomy seroma formation as measured by total drain output and total drain days.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03647930

Run by

Memorial Health University Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2012-05-15

Expected to finish

2015-03-06

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years
• Undergoing simple mastectomy with or without sentinel lymph nodes biopsy OR modified radical mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer

You may not qualify if…

• Undergoing partial mastectomy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy requiring conversion to axillary lymph node dissection
• Immediate reconstructive surgery
• Systemic anticoagulation
• Choosing not to participate in the study

Where it is running

• Memorial Health University Medical Center — Savannah, Georgia, United States

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