Electrical stimulation to improve breast sensation after preventive mastectomy
Part of Skin, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a mild electrical stimulation device can help improve sensation in the breasts after preventive mastectomy with implant reconstruction. It may help you regain feeling after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman between 18 and 60 years old.
- You are planning to have both breasts removed as a preventive measure (prophylactic mastectomy), keeping the nipple and skin.
- You will have immediate breast reconstruction with implants at the same time as the mastectomy.
- You do not smoke.
- You do not have peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage causing numbness or tingling in hands or feet).
- You have not had prior breast surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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