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NCT04625621: EXCLUFAT

Breast Reconstruction by Exclusive Lipomodulin : Feasibility, Evaluation of the Aesthetic Result and Quality of Life

Completed Last updated 13 February 2026
What this trial tests

trial in Breast Cancer in 118 participants. Completed in 5 February 2021.

Timeline
26 November 2020
Primary endpoint
5 January 2021
5 February 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorInstitut Cancerologie de l'Ouest
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment118
Start date26 November 2020
Primary completion5 January 2021
Estimated completion5 February 2021
Sites1 location across France

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Breast Cancer or Mastectomy; Lymphedema. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Breast cancer is the leading female cancer in metropolitan France in terms of incidence and death. Among the therapeutic arsenal for the treatment of these cancers, surgery plays a very important role and even if a conservative treatment is possible in the majority of cases, there is still an indication for mastectomy in about 30% of cases. Currently, only 30% of women who have undergone a mastectomy choose reconstruction. The primary objective of breast reconstruction from a surgical point of view is to leave as few aesthetic and functional after-effects as possible while meeting the personal wishes of each woman according to her morphological, tissue and vascular characteristics. There are currently 2 major surgical procedures for breast reconstruction: breast implant reconstructions and autologous reconstructions. Breast reconstruction by prosthesis is the simplest and most widely used technique but, the controversies concerning implants with the PIP breast prostheses scandal in 2010 and more recently the anaplastic lymphoma scandal have tarnished the image of this type of reconstruction. Alternatives to breast implants have been developed: autologous reconstructions using first pedicled tissue flaps, then free flaps, techniques that allow a more natural, more satisfactory aesthetic result with an evolution that follows the patient's own morphology but requiring specific training in microsurgery and not without postoperative complications. Since 1999, the investigators have witnessed the evolution of another autologous technique, that of lipomodulin. Initially used to improve the results of reconstructions and the aesthetic sequelae of conservative treatments, it is now used as an exclusive reconstruction technique. Easily reproducible and offering several advantages, reconstruction by exclusive lipomodulin is increasingly appreciated by patients. However, this increasingly practiced technique presents specific problems and this is what the investigators want to evaluate in this study. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the practices within our establishment regarding breast reconstruction by exclusive lipomodulin in terms of feasibility. The secondary objectives are the evaluation of the cosmetic result and the quality of life of these patients after this type of reconstruction.

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