Patient Satisfaction and Reflection on Drain Placement

Conditions

• Abdominoplasty
• Panniculectomy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Drain Placement — PROCEDURE
  Surgical placement of drain based on subject randomization.

Study Details

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the ideal drain placement in patients undergoing abdominoplasty or panniculectomy. There are currently no patient reported outcome measurements on ideal drain placement and this study aims to collect objective and patient reported measures to standardize ideal drain placement. In this study a medially and laterally placed drain will be compared to each other in each study participant. In this study subject will have two drains. One will be lateral and one medial. The drains will be secured and dressed in the same manner. At subjects planned post-operative visits, subjects will be asked to complete surveys to evaluate their experience with the drains. This study will not require additional clinic visits for study purposes.

Key Dates

Start date

Jan 1, 2024

Status verified

Aug 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Active Comparator: left side lateral and right side medial
  left side lateral and right side medial
• Active Comparator: right side lateral with left side medial
  right side lateral with left side medial

Primary Outcome Measure

Patient preference of surgical drain placement [ Time Frame: 1 week post surgery ]

Locations (1)

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