A Randomized Controlled Trial To Evaluate The Use Of Botox In Breast Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders

January 10, 2013 updated by: University of Colorado, Denver
Investigation of whether injection of the pectoralis muscle with 100 units botulinum toxin during breast reconstruction with tissue expanders results in decreased pain using a blinded, randomized, controlled trial.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

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 States
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • University of Colorado

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Bilateral mastectomy with immediate tissue expander reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwilling to receive study injections

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
The trial was a comparison between each breast in a single patient undergoing bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
Procedure: Bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
In each patient enrolled in the study, botulinum toxin was injected into one pectoralis muscle while saline placebo was injected on the opposite side in a randomized blinded fashion
Other Names:
  • Botulinum toxin (botox) injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Difference between preoperative and postoperative pain scale
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Patients reported pain in each breast on a visual analog scale of 1-10 at each clinic visit
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joyce K Aycock, MD, University of Colorado, Denver

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

January 10, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08-0782

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