Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Healing Abdominal Incision in Obese Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery
NCT04003038
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
This trial studies the safety and how well negative pressure wound therapy works in healing the abdominal incision in obese patients undergoing free flap breast reconstruction surgery. Using negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) instead of standard dressing (bandages) may improve wound healing at the surgical site in the abdomen where tissue was collected for breast reconstruction surgery.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Body Mass Index Greater Than or Equal to 30
- Malignant Breast Neoplasm
- Mammoplasty Patient
- Obesity
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 7, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Texas · 1
- M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.