Can a bypass during surgery stop lymphedema before it starts?
NCT ID NCT05992909
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether doing a lymphovenous bypass procedure at the same time as lymph node removal surgery can prevent lymphedema (chronic leg swelling). Twenty adults having groin lymph node surgery will get the bypass and be followed for 2 years. The main goal is to see if the procedure is safe and reduces swelling risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lymphovenous bypass procedure
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to prevent lymphedema in patients undergoing lymph node removal surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early observational study with only 20 participants. It may not show a clear benefit, and the procedure itself carries surgical risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
Who is studied
M D Anderson Cancer Center
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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.
Eligibility Criteria: 1. Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age. 2. Patients willing to participate. 3. Patients able to complete informed consent. 4. Patients undergoing ILND and/or PLND. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients taking anticoagulants within 7 days prior to surgery. 2. Patients that are known to be pregnant at the time of surgery. 3. Patients are available for follow-up less than 18 months or do not undergo measurements within the scheduled period. 4. Patients with BMI greater than 50.0.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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