NCT01221064

Effect of Early vs Late Drainage Removal in Women After Radical Mastectomy With Axillary Clearance

Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing the Effect of Early and Late Drainage Removal in Female Patients After Radical Mastectomy With Axillary Clearance

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Gdansk · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to assess whether early drainage removal in patients with less than 150ml of lymph in postoperative day 1 can reduce total lymphorrhoea

Detailed description

Patients with early drainage removal will be compared with patients in whom drainage will be kept until daily lymphorrhoea is 30ml

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Early drainage removal	Drainage will be removed in postoperative day 1
PROCEDURE	Late drainage removal	Drains will be kept until daily drainage is 30ml and then removed

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2010-10-14
• Last updated: 2012-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland