Axillary Drainage Following Lymph Node Dissection in Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer

November 5, 2013 updated by: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Optimum Drainage of the Axilla After Lymph Node Dissection: A Randomized Prospective Study

RATIONALE: The use of axillary drains may help to prevent complications following axillary lymph node dissection.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing three methods of axillary drainage to see how well they work following lymph node dissection in women with stage I or stage II breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare high vacuum drainage vs low vacuum drainage vs simple tube drainage in patients undergoing axillary surgery for stage I or II breast cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study.

Patients undergo axillary dissection, then are randomized to one of three axillary drainage systems.

  • Arm I: Patients receive high vacuum drainage.
  • Arm II: Patients receive low vacuum drainage.
  • Arm III: Patients receive simple tube drainage (no vacuum). All drains are removed when daily volumes are below 30 mL or at 5 days after surgery, regardless of drain volume.

Patients are followed at day 10 and at 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • London, England, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ
        • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - London
      • Sutton, England, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
        • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Surrey

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of resectable stage I or II breast cancer

  • Planned primary surgery of level II or III axillary dissection in association with one of the following:

    • Wide local excision (may be done through separate incision)
    • No breast surgery
    • Bilateral surgery allowed
  • No prior mastectomy
  • No immediate breast reconstruction using implants, latissimus dorsi, or rectus abdominus myocutaneous flaps at primary operation

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Sex:

  • Female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior axillary surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1997

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 6, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2013

Last Verified

December 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000067713
  • RMNHS-1489
  • EU-20004

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