Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction After Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: a Parallel Cohort Pilot Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
About this trial
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 criteria
Qualifiers
Participants greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
Participants willing to participate.
Participants able to complete informed consent.
Participants with a diagnosis of Melanoma undergoing ALND or ILND.
Disqualifiers
Participant staking anticoagulants within 7 days prior to surgery.
Participants that are known to be pregnant at the time of surgery.
Participants with BMI greater than 50.0
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Lymphovenous bypass (LVB)
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov