Clinical Trials

The correction of breast asymmetries requires the capture of accurate surface images and anatomical measurements of the breast.  Currently, surface breast measurements are performed manually.  We hypothesize that using the true depth imaging sensors embedded within mobile devices and differential algorithms, breast measurements can be performed in an automated format.  These measurments can be potentially utilized for the production of asymmetric garments to improve comfort and symmetry.

The study plans to include female subjects (ages 18 – 85) previously evaluated for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery and add new subjects who desire aesthetic or reconstructive breast surgery ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the surgical outcomes that patients have after breast reconstruction, and to assess how reconstruction has affected their quality of life.

In the light of the pandemic, institutions have had to take greater precautions and instigate procedures to aim to improve safety and reduce risk for patients undergoing surgery. One intiative was designed to implement a same day discharge for patients undergoing mastectomy with or without alloplastic reconstruction. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes and patient satisfaction with same day mastectomy with or without alloplastic reconstruction following COVID-19 and compare satisfaction and outcomes (e.g complications) with patients pre-COVID 19. This is part of a quality improvement project. 

A pragmatic randomized clinical trial of patients with locally advanced breast cancer randomized to either proton or photon therapy and followed longitudinally for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, health-related quality of life, and cancer control outcomes. Quality of life is the outcome measure for the estimated primary completion date of November, 2020.

The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of massage therapy combined with acupuncture in breast cancer patients recovering from autologous tissue reconstruction with the hope that the combination will augment the benefit obtained by massage therapy alone.

The investigators believe that the lessons learned from studies regarding 30-day and 90-day readmission are primarily due to failure of early symptom recognition, and medical error. Through the aid of remote monitoring and early symptom detection, the hypothesis for the current proposal is that interventions can be recommended in an earlier, remote fashion that may result in earlier post-surgical discharge, prevent decompensation, and prevent increased readmissions that have been associated with decreased LOS in other surgical populations.

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the therapeutic effect of Adipose-Induced Regeneration (AIR) in radiation-induced skin injury of post-mastectomy breast cancer patients.