NCT06043557

Patient Satisfaction and Reflection on Drain Placement

Patient Satisfaction and Reflection on Drain Placement in Abdominoplasty and Panniculectomy

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the ideal drain placement in patients undergoing abdominoplasty or panniculectomy. There are currently no patient reported outcome measurements on ideal drain placement and this study aims to collect objective and patient reported measures to standardize ideal drain placement. In this study a medially and laterally placed drain will be compared to each other in each study participant. In this study subject will have two drains. One will be lateral and one medial. The drains will be secured and dressed in the same manner. At subjects planned post-operative visits, subjects will be asked to complete surveys to evaluate their experience with the drains. This study will not require additional clinic visits for study purposes.

Detailed description

The primary goal of this proposal is to assess patient perspectives and satisfaction with the location of their drains after abdominoplasty and/or panniculectomy. This will be conducted as a prospective observational trial, where patients with scheduled abdominoplasty and/or panniculectomy will be invited to participate. Patients will be randomized to either A) left side lateral and right side medial or B) right side lateral with left side medial. Randomization will occur before study initiation with group A or group B being assigned to a study enrollment number.

Conditions

• Abdominoplasty
• Panniculectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Drain Placement	Surgical placement of drain based on subject randomization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2023-09-21
• Last updated: 2025-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States