New dressing may reduce scarring after breast reconstruction
NCT ID NCT05377723
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special silicone dressing (Neodyne embrace) can improve the appearance of abdominal scars in women who had breast reconstruction using tissue from their belly. Thirty women will have part of their incision treated with the dressing and the other part left untreated. Researchers will compare scar appearance six months after surgery using photos and questionnaires.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female Subjects who have undergone unilateral/bilateral microsurgical breast reconstruction with free abdominal flaps within approximately 1 week (4-8 days) prior to study participation. 2. Appearance of subject's incision is aesthetically similar across length of incision 3. Age \>18 4. Subject has the ability to read and comprehend as required by the protocol and the informed consent. 5. Subject must be able to provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with a history of collagen vascular disease, cutis laxica, connective tissue disease, psoriasis, or lupus. 2. Subjects diagnosed with scleroderma. 3. Subjects with known adverse reactions to steri-strip tapes, medical tapes, or adhesives. 4. Subjects with oozing, dehiscence, non-closed/healed incisions at time of first application. 5. Subjects with inability to maintain adequate care of incision. 6. Subjects with a weight loss of \> 100 lbs within 6 months from date of surgery. 7. Subjects who currently smoke. 8. Subjects taking steroid therapy (systemic or inhaled) within 2 months from date of study enrollment. 9. Subject does not qualify for the study in the opinion of the investigators.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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