Can a Warm-Up before surgery help breast reconstruction?
NCT ID NCT07516483
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a special heating device on the breast before mastectomy and reconstruction is practical and helpful. Forty adult patients will either use the device for one or three cycles, or receive no treatment. The main goal is to see if patients can follow the process and if it reduces skin complications 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
- Plexaa BLOOM43 thermal preconditioning device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to reduce skin complications after mastectomy and reconstruction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early feasibility study with only 40 people. It is designed to see if the process works, not yet to prove it improves outcomes.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) undergoing prophylactic or therapeutic mastectomy with planned immediate breast reconstruction at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with no plan for any breast reconstruction. * Patients with inflammatory breast cancer. * History of any radiation to the breast or chest wall. * Patients with pre-existing local dermatological conditions. * Patients belonging to vulnerable populations (e.g., children, pregnant individuals, incarcerated persons). * Patients unable to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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