New sensor could spot hidden clots after breast reconstruction
NCT ID NCT05710705
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a portable device that measures electrical signals and light absorption to monitor blood flow in tissue flaps used for breast reconstruction. Ten women undergoing this surgery will have the device attached to the flap during the operation. The goal is to see if the device can detect when blood flow is cut off, which mimics a dangerous clot. If it works, it could lead to better monitoring 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
- portable bioimpedance measurement device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help doctors quickly spot blood clots in reconstructed breast tissue after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 10 participants. The device is being tested during surgery, not for real-world clot detection yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Woman undergoing microsurgical breast reconstruction using a free abdominal flap * Age greater than or equal to 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patient * Patient with an active implantable device such as a pacemaker or an artificial heart * Patient refusing to participate in the study * Age less than 18 years old
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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