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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04889469
Other study ID # 2021-01508
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date August 1, 2021
Est. completion date August 1, 2031

Study information

Verified date December 2023
Source Vastra Gotaland Region
Contact Emma Hansson, PhD
Phone +46313421000
Email emma.hansson.2@gu.se
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

The overall purpose of the project is to create a scientific basis for which patients should be offered breast reduction in the public sector. More specifically , the project aims to: - To examine the evidence for current national guidelines for breast reduction. The hypothesis is that BMI, breast volume, resection weight, and mental and physical symptoms affect the outcome of breast reconstruction, both in terms of complication risks, patient satisfaction and quality of life . - To investigate which patients benefit the most from a breast reduction, in a health economic perspective. The starting point is that resources are limited and the purpose is to maximize the health effects for the patient at as low cost as possible. The hypothesis is that the health benefits, for the individual and society, are different depending on how big the breasts are and how much symptoms a patient has preoperatively. - To examine back function and objective problems in women, with both natural and augmented breasts, with different body constitutions and volumes. The hypothesis is that a certain breast volume give rise to different physical symptoms in different women, depending on their other physical factors. - To develop preferences for benign breast conditions that are treated in plastic surgery and for complications that the treatment can cause. Preferences are used to calculate QALY (quality-adjusted life years). Knowledge of preferences is essential for an analysis of healthcare needs. - To examine women's experiences of how their breast hypertrophy affects them and their expectations of a breast reduction. The hypothesis is that the experience breast hypertrophy affects patients differently, and that expectations on a breast reduction can vary between different individuals.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 2000
Est. completion date August 1, 2031
Est. primary completion date August 1, 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Breast volume > 800 ml - BMI< 25 if under 50 years of age and BMI<2 if over the age of 50 - Symptoms of breast hypertrophy - Non-smokers Un-operad controls: -Symptoms of breast hypertrophy, but do not comply with the criteria above. Augmented controls: - Augmented breast volume > 800 ml - BMI< 25 if under 50 years of age and BMI<2 if over the age of 50 Exclusion Criteria: - Inability to provide informed consent - Inability to understand the Swedish language - Age under 18 years

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Breast reduction
Procedure to remove excess fat, tissue and skin from the breasts.

Locations

Country Name City State
Sweden Sahlgrenska university hospital Gothenburg

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Vastra Gotaland Region

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

References & Publications (1)

Widmark-Jensen E, Bernhardsson S, Eriksson M, Hallberg H, Jepsen C, Jivegard L, Liljegren A, Petzold M, Svensson M, Warnberg F, Hansson E. A systematic review and meta-analysis of risks and benefits with breast reduction in the public healthcare system: p — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Patient reported quality of life Breast -Q breast reduction preoperatively and postoperatively measures quality of life and patient satisfaction in 6 domains: physical well-being, psychosocial well-being, sexual well-being, satisfaction with the breasts, satisfaction with the result and satisfaction with care. Each domain is scored 0-100, where a higher score indicate a better outcome. 5 years
Primary Complications Complications after surgery classified according to Clavien-Dindo 1 year
Primary Preferences (utility) utility scores for various benign breast conditions that may require plastic surgery , including complications after cosmetic surgery, will be measured. Complications will be compared with situations without these , but also with congenital conditions that give a similar appearance. Measured with a visual analogue scale from 1-100. 5 years
Primary Range of motion Measured with goniometer in degrees 1 year
Primary Muscle strength Biering-Sörensen test measuring how many seconds the subject is able to keep the unsupported upper body horizontal, while placed prone with the buttocks and legs fixed to the couch by three wide canvas straps and the arms folded across the chest 1 year
Primary Cost-effectiveness Analysis of costs related to quality-adjusted life years, comparing operation with no operation. 1 year
Secondary Patient reported health EuroQol-5 dimensions - 3 levels -5D is a generic instrument developed for health economic and clinical evaluation of healthcare.A total score between 0 and 1 is calculated. = equals death and 1 perfect health. 5 years
Secondary Patient reported health EQ VAS measures health on a scale from 0-100, where 100 equals perfect health and 0 worst possible health. 5 years
Secondary Body image Multidimensional body-self relation questionnaire - appearance scales ( MBSRQ -AS).It is a 34-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure appearance related components of body-image. In consists of five subscales: appearance evaluation, appearance orientation, body areas satisfaction, overweight preoccupation, and self-classified weight. It is a 5-point Likert-scale ranging from 1 to 5. 5 years
Secondary Body investment Appearance schemes inventory-revised ( ASI -R)is a 20-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure body-image investment. It consists of two subscales, self-evaluative salience (SES) and motivational salience (MS). It is a 5-point Likert-scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Twelve items relate to SES and eight items relate to MS. The total score is the mean of the 20 items, and the score of the subscales is the mean of the items relating to each subscale. A high score indicates greater body-image investment. 5 years
Secondary Pain intensity and quality Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF- MPQ ).Measures pain on three subscales : a sensory subscale with 11 words, an affective subscale with 4 words that measures the quality of pain and a visual analogue scale (VAS) where the patient rates pain intensity from 1 to 10. 5 years
Secondary Pain intensity and effect on every-day life Brief Pain Inventory -Short Form ( BPI -SF).Measures both pain intensity (sensory scale) and how pain affects the patient's life ( activity scale). The instrument also contains questions about pain relief, pain quality and the patient's experience of the cause of pain.The BPI scale defines pain as follows: Worst Pain Score: 1 - 4 = Mild Pain. Worst Pain Score: 5 - 6 = Moderate Pain. Worst Pain Score: 7 - 10 = Severe Pain. 5 years
Secondary Most important reason for operation In-house designed questionnaire where patients preoperatively rank the most important reasons why they want to be operated on. Pre-operative
Secondary Most important effects of an operation In-house designed questionnaire where patients postoperatively rank what the most important effects of the operation are. 1 year
Secondary The experience of breast hypertrophy and a breast reduction The issues will be examined mainly with the help of semi-structured qualitative in-depth interviews. 1 year
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