The DIEP-Flap as a Model of Ischemia-Reperfusion
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Brief Summary
It is our goal to study the mechanism of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Our DIEP-operation is actually a clinical model of ischemia-reperfusion. Ischemia-reperfusion injury has never been directly studied in a human, clinical model of autologous transplant.
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Started Apr 2007
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 4, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 5, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2008
CompletedJanuary 7, 2009
January 1, 2009
June 4, 2007
January 6, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Eligibility Criteria
Clinical patients hospitalized for surgery.
You may qualify if:
- patient is undergoing a DIEP-breast reconstruction, unilateral as well as bilateral
- is aged 18 years or older
You may not qualify if:
- diabetes mellitus
- diseases of the kidneys
- diseases of the liver
- patients who are taking immunosuppressants
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Maastricht University Hospital
Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800-6202 AZ, Netherlands
Related Publications (2)
van den Heuvel MG, Bast A, Haenen GR, Ambergen AW, Mermans JF, van der Hulst RR. The role of antioxidants in ischaemia-reperfusion in a human DIEP flap model. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Dec;65(12):1706-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.06.010. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
PMID: 22789619DERIVEDvan den Heuvel MG, Mermans JF, Ambergen AW, van der Hulst RR. Perfusion of the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap measured by laser Doppler imager. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Jun;66(6):648-53. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181e37bc8.
PMID: 21233705DERIVED
Biospecimen
Frozen tissue.
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
René R Van der Hulst, MD, PhD
Maastricht University Hospital
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Marieke GW Van den Heuvel, MD
Maastricht University Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 4, 2007
First Posted
June 5, 2007
Study Start
April 1, 2007
Study Completion
November 1, 2008
Last Updated
January 7, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-01