Clinical trial · Interventional
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
- 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)
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
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Draining Wound | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early-drain removal | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Output-based
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Early-removal
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Early-drain removal
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Quality of Life
- timeFrame
- 3 weeks
- description
- Improve the quality of life, wich will be measured by a questionnaire with some specific questions.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient scheduled for breast cancer surgery with placement of suction drainage * Female or male * Age \> 18 years * All stages of disease (inclusion is independent of TNM-classification) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for breast cancer surgery without placement of suction drains * No informed consent: Patient refuses participation OR is not able to give a written informed consent
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