Evaluation of Ultrasonic Scissors and Diathermy for Axillary Clearance in Breast Cancer Patients
NCT ID: NCT05901064
Last Updated: 2023-06-13
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-01-21
2025-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The breast unit at Linköping University Hospital performs about 60 axillary clereance per year. Axillary clereance is associated with a number of complications, such as infections, bleeding, pain, loss of sensation and limited mobility in the arm.
Accumulation of wound fluid in the surgical area is common, affecting about a quarter of patients undergoing surgery. Small amounts of wound fluid usually do not require treatment, but larger accumulations usually require drainage. Patients who have symptoms from armpit wound fluid have to make repeated return visits so that a nurse drains the fluid using a needle. This poses several risks to the patient such as infection and/or bleeding. This, in turn, can delay the start of additional treatment and can put a financial burden on both the patient and the healthcare system.
Today, the investigators use a device with a weak electric current (diathermy) to remove lymph nodes from the armpit. Harmonic Focus ® is a pair of scissors that instead uses ultrasound waves to divide the tissue. There are scientific studies showing that the use of ultrasonic scissors reduces the risk of fluid accumulation and thus the risk of complications after surgery\[1, 2\]. The investigators want to conduct a prospective study, an economic analysis comparing the costs of using diathermy versus Harmonic Focus®.
In addition, patients will complete a quality of life questionnaire before surgery, approximately 4-6 weeks after and one year after surgery. The results of the questionnaires will be compared between the Harmonic Focus® and the diathermy group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Harmonic Focus
Patients that are operated with Harmonic Focus
Axillary clearance
Evaluating the use of Harmonic Focus in axillary clearance due to metastasis of breast cancer in axilla
Diathermy
Patients that are operated with conventional diathermy
Axillary clearance
Evaluating the use of Harmonic Focus in axillary clearance due to metastasis of breast cancer in axilla
Interventions
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Axillary clearance
Evaluating the use of Harmonic Focus in axillary clearance due to metastasis of breast cancer in axilla
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* All patients who will undergo axillary evacuation
* Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Linkoeping
OTHER
Responsible Party
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CLuberth
Principal Investigator
Locations
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University hospital of Linkoping
Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Bohm D, Kubitza A, Lebrecht A, Schmidt M, Gerhold-Ay A, Battista M, Stewen K, Solbach C, Kolbl H. Prospective randomized comparison of conventional instruments and the Harmonic Focus((R)) device in breast-conserving therapy for primary breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2012 Feb;38(2):118-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.11.003. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
Faisal M, Fathy H, Shaban H, Abuelela ST, Marie A, Khaled I. A novel technique of harmonic tissue dissection reduces seroma formation after modified radical mastectomy compared to conventional electrocautery: a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Patient Saf Surg. 2018 May 17;12:8. doi: 10.1186/s13037-018-0155-3. eCollection 2018.
Giuliano AE, Hunt KK, Ballman KV, Beitsch PD, Whitworth PW, Blumencranz PW, Leitch AM, Saha S, McCall LM, Morrow M. Axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2011 Feb 9;305(6):569-75. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.90.
Galimberti V, Cole BF, Zurrida S, Viale G, Luini A, Veronesi P, Baratella P, Chifu C, Sargenti M, Intra M, Gentilini O, Mastropasqua MG, Mazzarol G, Massarut S, Garbay JR, Zgajnar J, Galatius H, Recalcati A, Littlejohn D, Bamert M, Colleoni M, Price KN, Regan MM, Goldhirsch A, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Veronesi U; International Breast Cancer Study Group Trial 23-01 investigators. Axillary dissection versus no axillary dissection in patients with sentinel-node micrometastases (IBCSG 23-01): a phase 3 randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Apr;14(4):297-305. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70035-4. Epub 2013 Mar 11.
de Boniface J, Frisell J, Andersson Y, Bergkvist L, Ahlgren J, Ryden L, Olofsson Bagge R, Sund M, Johansson H, Lundstedt D; SENOMAC Trialists' Group. Survival and axillary recurrence following sentinel node-positive breast cancer without completion axillary lymph node dissection: the randomized controlled SENOMAC trial. BMC Cancer. 2017 May 26;17(1):379. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3361-y.
Sowa Y, Numajiri T, Kawarazaki A, Sakaguchi K, Taguchi T, Nishino K. Preventive effects on seroma formation with use of the harmonic focus shears after breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi flap. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Dec;50(6):349-353. doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2016.1178129. Epub 2016 May 5.
Selvendran S, Cheluvappa R, Tr Ng VK, Yarrow S, Pang TC, Segara D, Soon P. Efficacy of harmonic focus scalpel in seroma prevention after axillary clearance. Int J Surg. 2016 Jun;30:116-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.041. Epub 2016 Apr 29.
Hung SH, Chu D, Chen FM, Chen T, Chen RC. Evaluation of the harmonic scalpel in breast conserving and axillary staging surgery. J Chin Med Assoc. 2012 Oct;75(10):519-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.07.006. Epub 2012 Sep 15.
He Q, Zhuang D, Zheng L, Fan Z, Zhou P, Zhu J, Lv Z, Chai J, Cao L. Harmonic focus versus electrocautery in axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer: a randomized clinical study. Clin Breast Cancer. 2012 Dec;12(6):454-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2012.07.014. Epub 2012 Oct 3.
Other Identifiers
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LinkoepingU
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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