Scaffold-guided Breast Surgery

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Jun 20, 2026
  • participants needed
    20
  • sponsor
    BellaSeno Pty Ltd
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Updated on 9 July 2022
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Summary

The clinical trial is testing the use of a novel method to grow new tissue within the breast injecting fat tissue harvested from patient's own fat deposits. A scaffold implant acts as a resorbable frame to support this growth of cells. The scaffold will be resorbed within at least 3 years. The main assumption of this clinical trial is that the method used is safe and effective for treatment of women requiring a silicone implant and /or correction of breast defect and/or deformity. The other assumption is that this method is applicable to a wider range of tissue defects, such as breast reconstruction after breast tissue removal. The new method is called '3D printed scaffold-based soft tissue regeneration', and uses a combination of own fat cells (called adipocytes) with a 3D printed scaffold to support soft tissue regeneration using the natural healing processes in their body. This substance is resorbable and is similar to the substance used for sutures and stitches that are dissolvable or resorbable in the body. The substance used for the scaffold is already TGA approved for bone reconstruction of the skull. The implanted scaffold degrades over time, leaving the their own tissue in its place. The combination of scaffold implantation and their own fat cells is the novel method in this trial. Conventional liposuction techniques are used from another site on the patients body to harvest their fat cells.

Description

A 3D printed scaffold made of medical grade polycaprolactone is planned to be implanted for breast revision an/or congenital defect correction. First the patient will be thoroughly evaluated with history taking and examination to determine whether they are suitable for implantation. If deemed suitable for the trial, the surgeon together with the patient will choose the right scaffold size and fix a date for the surgery. All scaffolds are sterilized and transported in sealed packaging.

The implantation surgery will be done at a tertiary teaching hospital by an experienced breast surgeon and plastic and reconstructive surgeon. During the implantation procedure, the patient's own fat cells are harvested through simple liposuction techniques usually harvesting from the abdomen and thighs depending on availability of tissue. The fat cells that are harvested are then injected into the implanted scaffold at the time of initial implantation. The total length of procedure is estimated to take 2 hours.

Recovery from the operation can take up to one week. From that, the effectiveness, complications and side-effects will be monitored for up to two years. The patient progress will be evaluated daily after the procedure while they are in hospital with clinical assessment of the wounds and overall status. On discharge a number of surveys will be performed to document the progress at regular intervals, as well as MRI studies. The duration of follow up for the study is 2 years after implantation.

All appointments and clinical assessments will be documented in the electronic patient medical record as well a secure de-identified paper-based Case Report Form.

Details
Condition Breast Implant Revision, Congenital Breast Defect Correction
Treatment Surgical implantation of the PCL Breast scaffold with autologous fat grafting
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05437757
SponsorBellaSeno Pty Ltd
Last Modified on9 July 2022

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

Women over the age of 18 requiring pre-pectoral breast implant revision or congenital defect correction surgery, unilateral or bilateral
Patient willing and able to comply with the study requirements
Patient is eligible to undergo MRI (i.e., no implanted incompatible metal or metal devices, no history of severe claustrophobia)
Patient capable of providing valid informed consent
Patient has sufficient body fat for homologous transplantation

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have undergone Radical Mastectomy or radical removal of chest wall soft tissue
Patients requiring breast revision surgery where the previous silicone implant was implanted sub-pectoral
Patients who have had breast or chest wall irradiation
Prior history of infection in the breast region in the preceding 12 months
Patients diagnosed with or having a prior history of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
The patient has any condition or disease, including uncontrolled diabetes (e.g., HbA1c > 8%), that is clinically known to impact wound healing ability
Patient with a known history of immunodeficiency including HIV, concomitant systemic corticosteroid therapy, chemotherapy, synchronous haematological malignancy or other cause for secondary/primary immunodeficiency
Known severe concurrent or inter-current illness including cardiovascular, respiratory or immunological illness, psychiatric disorders, alcohol or chemical dependence, possible allergies that would, in the opinion of the Co-ordinating Principal Investigator, compromise their safety or compliance or interfere with interpretation of study results
Body mass Index (BMI) below 20 and above 30 (patients with a BMI above 30 may still be eligible pending assessment by investigating team and documentation of rationale)
Polycaprolactone (PCL) allergy
Women who are currently pregnant or breast feeding, or who are planning to become pregnant within two years after the breast surgery
Patient ineligible to undergo MRI
Patient unable or unwilling to comply with the treatment protocol
Patient unwilling or unable to provide fully informed consent including but not limited to patients with intellectual or mental impairment
Patients with a history of smoking (patients with a history of smoking may still be eligible pending assessment by investigating team and documentation of rationale)
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