NCT04093999

Sensory Nerve Coaptation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Nerve Coaptation Improves the Sensory Recovery of the Breast in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 126 (actual)
• Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Restoring the sensation of the breast becomes increasingly recognized as a critical part of autologous breast reconstruction. A prospective study was conducted of all patients who underwent either innervated or non-innervated deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction in Maastricht University Medical Center between August 2016 and August 2018 and who returned between for a follow-up visit between the start of the study and August 2019. Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments were used for sensory testing of the breast.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Sensory nerve coaptation	A recipient sensory nerve branch of the 11th-12th intercostal nerve was reattached to a donor nerve in the chest area. The anterior cutaneous branch of the second or third intercostal nerve was used as the donor nerve. Direct, end-to-end nerve coaptation was performed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2019-09-01
• Completion: 2019-09-01
• First posted: 2019-09-18
• Last updated: 2019-09-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands