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First received: December 26, 2022

Clinical Trial: The Effect of Octreotide on Wound Drainage After Mastectomy

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: Seroma Following Procedure

Study Type: Interventional


Official Title: The Effect of Octreotide on the Duration of Post-mastectomy Wound Drainage: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Summary: Patients who had mastectomy for breast cancer usually have drainage of some fluid from the site of surgery. This could be prolonged and may lead to other negative consequences after surgery. Octreotide could potentially reduce the amount of this drainage. In this study, patients were grouped into two: a first group that received octreotide injection and a second group that received a placebo. The study tested whether octreotide injection has any effect on the duration of fluid drainage from the surgery site after…

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