Trials / Completed
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Early-drain removal | Drain 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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