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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01009008




Registration number
NCT01009008
Ethics application status
Date submitted
5/11/2009
Date registered
6/11/2009
Date last updated
10/08/2018

Titles & IDs
Public title
Patient Activated Controlled Expansion (PACE) Trial
Scientific title
Patient Activated Controlled Expansion (PACE) for Breast Reconstruction Utilizing Controlled CO2 Inflation
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CTP-0001
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
PACE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Breast Cancer 0 0
Mastectomy 0 0
Breast Reconstruction 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Breast

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Devices - Patient Activated Controlled Expansion Device

Experimental: Post-mastectomy - Post-mastectomy patients undergoing expander reconstruction


Treatment: Devices: Patient Activated Controlled Expansion Device
Patient activated controlled expansion for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Devices
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Expansion to and maintenance of clinically desired breast volume (not exceeding implant maximum) until permanent implant placement or 6 months (whichever comes first) unless prohibited by a non-device related failure.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Safety as evidenced by a low incidence of device-related adverse events.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Time required to achieve desired expansion results.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
6 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Overall patient treatment satisfaction.
Timepoint [3] 0 0
6 months
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Overall surgeon treatment satisfaction.
Timepoint [4] 0 0
6 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Female between the ages of 18 and 65 years.
2. Planned breast reconstruction surgery post-mastectomy.
3. Able to provide informed consent.
4. Able to understand protocol components.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
65 Years
Sex
Females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1. Tissue at the intended expansion site is determined unsuitable by the surgeon (i.e., infection, compromised vascularity, history of compromised wound healing, mastectomy skin flaps of questionable viability, excessively tight skin envelope, previous radiation treatment, active ulceration)
2. Residual gross tumor at the intended expansion site
3. History of or planned adjuvant radiation therapy
4. Co-morbid condition determined by the surgeon to pose unduly high risk of surgical and/or postoperative complications.
5. Obesity with BMI of 30 or above
6. Current smoker
7. Psychologically unsuitable patient
8. Patient unable to understand the protocol for tissue expansion
9. Planned flight or assent to altitude exceeding 1000 meters above baseline during the expansion period.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Not applicable
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/06/2009
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/06/2013
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
40
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
The Mount Hospital - Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
6000 - Perth

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
AirXpanders, Inc.
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a patient controlled tissue expander can improve the results and patient experience in breast reconstruction. The study hypothesis is that patient controlled expansion will lead to rapid and more comfortable outcomes than historical precedents.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01009008
Trial related presentations / publications
Connell TF. Patient-activated controlled expansion for breast reconstruction using controlled carbon dioxide inflation: confirmation of a feasibility study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Oct;134(4):503e-511e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000551.
Connell AF. Patient-activated controlled expansion for breast reconstruction with controlled carbon dioxide inflation: a feasibility study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Oct;128(4):848-852. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182268b80.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Anthony Connell, M.D.
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01009008