Clinical trial · Interventional
Preoperative Imaging in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
Preoperative Imagining in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Cost and Patient-Reported Outcomes
NCT02111239CI-TRIAL-00024400unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative abdominal imaging using either CT angiogram (CTA), or MR angiogram (MRA) will impact perforator dissection time, cost, and patient outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTA | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| MRA | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No imaging
- description
- No preoperative imaging is performed for this group
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- CTA
- description
- Patients randomized to this group will undergo a preoperative CTA scan.
- interventionNames
- Device: CTA
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MRA
- description
- Patients randomized to this group will undergo a preoperative MRA scan.
- interventionNames
- Device: MRA
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * candidate for DIEP flap breast reconstruction * speak/read/write English * have undergone or will undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomy Exclusion Criteria: * previous abdominal surgery that may preclude a DIEP flap reconstruction * active smoker * BMI over 35 * severe claustrophobia * sensitivity to intravenous CT contrast medium (Visipaque 320) or MR contrast medium (Gadovist 1.0) * urgency of surgery that precludes study enrollment
References
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