Shockwave in Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Fibrosis

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fibrosis Breast

In brief

This study evaluates the potential for extracorporeal shockwave therapy to reduce post-operative soft tissue fibrosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06919042

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

100

Starts

2024-10-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Subjects greater than 18 years of age.
• Subjects who have undergone plastic surgery procedures and present in the post-operative period with soft tissue firmness suggestive of subcutaneous/parenchymal fibrosis.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with cardiac pacemakers
• Other medical or psychiatric condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation, may complicate subject compliance, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the Investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study.
• Proximity of fibrotic tissue directly adjacent to bone
• Face/neck areas are excluded
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, would not be compliant with the schedule of study visits

Where it is running

• Lavin Pavilion Suite 2060 — Chicago, Illinois, United States (enrolling)

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