Recruiting
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction After Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: a Parallel Cohort Pilot Study
About this study
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.
- Condition
- Lymphatic Reconstruction, Lymphadenectomy
- Tested
- Lymphovenous bypass (LVB)
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Who can join
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 6
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Study condition: Lymphatic Reconstruction, Lymphadenectomy
- 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.
Exclusion 3
- 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
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Contact
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Ashleigh M Francis, MD
(713) 413-7451 amfrancis@mdanderson.org
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.