Prospective controlled cohort study of the incidence, trajectory, and clinical correlates of persistent systemic symptoms in women with and without silicone breast implants
NCT ID NCT07810803
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026
Summary
This prospective controlled cohort will enroll women before primary aesthetic breast surgery. Women receiving silicone implants will be compared with women undergoing nonimplant mastopexy or reduction. Standardized systemic symptom, psychosocial, quality-of-life, and local breast assessments will be collected before surgery and through five years. The primary outcome is the incidence of a prespecified, adjudicated persistent new-onset multisystem symptom phenotype. Revision, explantation, local implant complications, and symptom changes after implant removal will also be evaluated.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 3,000 people
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- Started
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Jan 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult women planning primary aesthetic breast surgery, enrolled before receiving silicone implants or before a nonimplant breast procedure such as mastopexy or reduction.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex and age 18 years or older. * Planning primary aesthetic breast augmentation with silicone implants or planning nonimplant aesthetic breast surgery such as mastopexy or reduction. * No prior permanent breast implant. * Completion of the full baseline systemic-symptom and psychosocial assessment before surgery. * Ability to participate in annual follow-up for five years. * Written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Breast reconstruction after cancer, prophylactic mastectomy, congenital deformity, or major trauma. * Known active autoimmune, inflammatory, neurologic, endocrine, infectious, or malignant condition expected to cause major systemic symptom change, unless the final protocol intentionally includes and stratifies these conditions. * Current pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Prior permanent breast implant or tissue expander. * Inability to complete validated questionnaires in the authorized language. * Planned simultaneous major surgery expected to dominate systemic recovery beyond the prespecified postoperative window.
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Contact
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Locations
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IQ interquirofanos
RECRUITINGMedellín, Colombia
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