CT-Angiography Prior to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Preoperative CT angiography; Other: No Preoperative Imaging

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02883387

15-2448

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will Investigate whether or not preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography will lower operative times and post operative complications for breast reconstruction performed with a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap (DIEP).

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Planning breast reconstruction with DIEP flap
• Age 18 to 75 years

Exclusion criteria

• Mild to moderate loss of kidney function (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) < 60)
• Decisionally challenged
• Pregnant
• Hepatic failure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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39 participants in 2 patient groups

Preoperative CT Angiography

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive preoperative CT angiography to map the blood vessels potentially used for reconstruction

Treatment:

Other: Preoperative CT angiography

No Imaging Preoperatively

Active Comparator group

Description:

No preoperative vessel mapping will be done

Treatment:

Other: No Preoperative Imaging