Can a vacuum dressing stop wound infections after breast cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT06265558

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a special vacuum dressing (negative pressure therapy) can reduce wound complications like infection, reopening, or slow healing after complex breast cancer surgery with reconstruction. About 254 women with risk factors like obesity or smoking will be randomly assigned to get either the vacuum dressing or a standard dressing. The goal is to see if the vacuum dressing leads to fewer wound problems within 30 days after surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Negative pressure therapy (a special dressing connected to a vacuum to help wounds heal)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple way to reduce infections, wound reopening, and slow healing after breast cancer surgery with reconstruction.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. Previous studies had serious limitations, so results may not be conclusive. The therapy is a procedure, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast carcinoma breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Georges-François Leclerc
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Dijon, Côte d'Or, 21079, France
Centre Hospitalier de Montpellier
RECRUITING

Montpellier, Hérault, 34090, France
Centre Hospitalier de Nîmes
RECRUITING

Nîmes, GARD, 30900, France
Centre Léon Bérard
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Lyon, Rhône, 69373, France
Institut Bergonié
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Bordeaux, Gironde, 33076, France
Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
RECRUITING

Angers, Maine Et Loire, 49055, France
Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier
RECRUITING

Montpellier, Hérault, 34298, France

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