Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass Procedure Following Inguinal Lymphadenectomy: A Prospective Observational Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
To learn if LBP can help to prevent lymphedema when it is performed at the time of surgery rather than after a patient has already developed the disease.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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⁃ Eligibility Criteria:
• Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
• Patients willing to participate.
• Patients able to complete informed consent.
• Patients undergoing ILND.
Locations
United States
Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Ashleigh Francis, MD
amfrancis@mdanderson.org
713-563-4598
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-08-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Lymphovenous bypass procedure (LBP)
A surgical procedure for treating lymphedema called lymphovenous bypass procedure (LBP), but it is usually only done after a patient develops lymphedema
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center