New device aims to stop ugly scars after top surgery
NCT ID NCT07147166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a sticky pad called Brijjit® to see if it can prevent thick, raised scars (hypertrophic scars) after gender-affirming mastectomy (top surgery). About 78 people will take part, and each person will have the device on one side of their chest while the other side gets standard care. The goal is to improve scar appearance and patient satisfaction.
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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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7 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Aug 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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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Age ≥ 19 2. Undergoing double incision gender affirming mastectomy 3. Ability to adhere to Brijjit therapy after surgery 4. Willing to return for follow-up visits and undergo study evaluations Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of keloid formation 2. Radiation therapy history 3. Prior surgeries of the chest or breast 4. History or use following prescription medications: 1) accutane within the past year. 2) chronic systemic steroids 5. Active smoker 6. Disorder known to negatively affect wound healing (autoimmune, connective tissue, uncontrolled diabetes) 7. Any other condition determined by PI to preclude subject from joining study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCSF Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
San Francisco, California, 94131, United States
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