Power wash for breast implants: could it prevent infections?
NCT ID NCT05585710
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a pressurized, pulsed antibiotic wash during breast reconstruction surgery reduces complications like infection, bleeding, fluid buildup, or implant failure. Researchers will compare this method to the standard wash using a bulb syringe. The trial enrolls 62 women undergoing immediate implant-based reconstruction after mastectomy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pulsed lavage with triple antibiotic solution
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lower infection and implant failure rates after breast reconstruction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure itself carries standard surgical risks.
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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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * Female * Between 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive * Undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction (unilateral or bilateral) with immediate expander at mastectomy * Able to understand and willing to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Male * \< 18 years of age or \> 75 years of age * Undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction (unilateral or bilateral) with delayed expander at mastectomy
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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