Anti-FLEX: Flexed Levering of Gluteal Vessels

University of South Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: CT imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03286231

Pro00031729

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the gluteal vasculature in the prone and jackknife positions.

Full description

This is a prospective collection of contrast-enhanced CT images of healthy female volunteers in prone and jackknife positions in order to determine if position impacts gluteal venous vasculature.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Females age 20 - 50 years
• BMI between 20 - 35 kg/m2
• Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent
• Willingness and ability to comply with all study procedures
• Interested or planning to have a gluteal augmentation

Exclusion criteria

• Males
• Females age < 20 or >= 51 years
• BMI between < 20 or > 35 kg/m2
• Prior gluteal augmentation surgery
• Any prior gluteal soft tissue filler
• Known or suspected history of immediate or delayed hypersensitivity (including but not limited to hives, anaphylactoid or cardiovascular reactions, laryngeal edema, and bronchospasm) to iodine or any iodinated contrast medium
• Documented history of chronic kidney disease that contraindicates the use of contrast dye
• Pregnant
• Currently breast-feeding
• Any reason (in addition to those listed above) that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, precludes full participation in the study

Trial design

11 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy volunteers

Description:

Healthy volunteers who will undergo contrast-enhanced CT imaging of the gluteal venous vasculature in the prone and jackknife positions

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CT imaging