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CompletedNCT03104153

Effect of Early Removal of Wound Drains After Mastectomy or Lymph Node Dissection

Effect of Early Removal of Wound Drains After Mastectomy or Lymph Node Dissection on Clinical Outcome and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
106 (actual)
Sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To compare early drain removal versus output-based drain removal, assessing the following end-points: Clinical : risk of seroma and infection, woundhealing, duration of wound care and drain output versus volume of seroma. Quality of life : drain-induced pain, discomfort due to seroma or drain, sleep disturbance and implications on daily activities. Cost-effectiveness

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREEarly-drain removalDrain removal at hospital discharge

Timeline

Start date
2015-09-01
Primary completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-06-30
First posted
2017-04-07
Last updated
2023-11-29

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