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Shockwave in Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Fibrosis

Description

This study evaluates the potential for extracorporeal shockwave therapy to reduce post-operative soft tissue fibrosis.

Conditions

Fibrosis Breast
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Study Details

Study overview

This study evaluates the potential for extracorporeal shockwave therapy to reduce post-operative soft tissue fibrosis.

A Prospective Single-center Study for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression Technology on Post-Operative Soft Tissue Fibrosis.

Shockwave in Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Fibrosis

Condition
Fibrosis Breast
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

Lavin Pavilion Suite 2060, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Subjects greater than 18 years of age.
  • * Subjects who have undergone plastic surgery procedures and present in the post-operative period with soft tissue firmness suggestive of subcutaneous/parenchymal fibrosis.
  • * Subjects with cardiac pacemakers
  • * Other medical or psychiatric condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation, may complicate subject compliance, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the Investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study.
  • * Proximity of fibrotic tissue directly adjacent to bone
  • * Face/neck areas are excluded
  • * Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, would not be compliant with the schedule of study visits

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Northwestern University,

Study Record Dates

2026-09