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CompletedNCT01885572PRO-BRAUpdated Sep 20, 2021

National, Multicenter PMS Study "Patient Reported Outcome" in Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy With TiLOOP Bra

An interventional study of TiLOOP Bra in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy, sponsored by Pfm Medical Mepro Gmbh. Completed at 8 sites in Germany. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-20.

Sponsored by Pfm Medical Mepro Gmbh · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
267
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This multicentre, non-randomised, observational clinical device investigation will be performed to obtain postmarketing information on the TiLOOP® Bra and in particular on the improvement of the patients' quality of life as well as on the rate of complications of the device under investigation.

The objective of this clinical investigation is to establish the feasibility, efficacy and safety of the TiLOOP® Bra.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Keywords

  • breast reconstruction
  • mastectomy
  • mesh
  • breast cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Pfm Medical Mepro Gmbh as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

The TiLOOP®Bra is designed to assist oncologically indexed skin sparing mastectomy or subcutaneous mastectomy with preservation of the nipple-areola-complex during primary breast reconstruction, secondary breast reconstruction or corrective breast surgery. Patients shall be included if they meet all of the following criteria:

Clinical Criteria (reason):

  • women with indication of prophylactic operation or oncoplastic operation with support of a mesh implant
  • women with histologically confirmed breast cancer or precancerosis or genetic pre-existing conditions with increased risk of breast cancer or with a family history
  • the health of women must comply with ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status 0-2

Study-related inclusion criteria - Legal reasons:

  • Patient is mentally able to understand the nature, aims, or possible consequences of the clinical investigation
  • Patient information has been handed out and all written consents are at hand.
  • Patient is between 18 and 70 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients must be excluded if any of the following conditions exist or cannot be excluded:

Device-related exclusion criteria (contraindications):

Pathological or physical condition precluding such as:

  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding patients
  • Known intolerance to the mesh-implants under investigation.

Study-related exclusion criteria - Medical reasons:

  • metastatic breast cancer
  • medicamentous regulated diabetes with blood sugar level >250
  • inadequate bone marrow function with neutrophil granulocytes \<1500 and blood plates \< 10000/µl
  • patient with known contraindication to mesh-implants or plastic-reconstructive breast operations

Study-related exclusion criteria - Legal reasons:

  • Lack of written patients informed consent.
  • Lack of patient compliance regarding data collection, treatment or follow-up investigations in the scope of the protocol.
  • Patient is institutionalized by court or official order (MPG§20.3).
  • Participation in another operative clinical investigation.

It is thought that the study-related exclusion criteria will not significantly influence the sample of the population under investigation.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
267 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    TiLOOP Bra

    Treatment with TiLOOP Bra

    Device: TiLOOP Bra

Interventions

  • DeviceTiLOOP Bra

    Titaniferously coated polypropylene mesh

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. PRO

    Measurement of the Patient Reported Outcome (PRO).

    Time frame: 12 months after breast reconstruction

Secondary outcomes

  1. PRO

    Measurement of the Patient Reported Outcome

    Time frame: 6 and 24 months after breast reconstruction

  2. Complication Rate

    Complication rate of the first 60 patients in the 6 month follow-up and of all patients after 6, 12 and 24 months.

    Time frame: after 6, 12 and 24 months

  3. Cosmetic Success

    Cosmetic success confirming the reinforcement will be assessed by the patient and an independent professional at a photo. The questions posed are part of the validated Breast Q questionnaire.

    Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 months after breast reconstruction

  4. PRO and Complication Rate

    Measurement of the Patient Reported Outcome and complication rate of all patients

    Time frame: 48 months after breast reconstruction

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Charite Campus Mitte and Benjamin Franklin
    Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • St. Gertrauden Krankenhaus
    Berlin, 10713, Germany
  • Vivantes Kliniken am Urban
    Berlin, 10967, Germany
  • Helios Kliniken
    Berlin, 13125, Germany
  • Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus
    Frankfurt am Main, 60431, Germany
  • St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus
    Koeln, 50935, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Klinik für Frauenheilkunde
    Lübeck, Germany
  • Technische Universität
    Muenchen, 81675, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Thill M, Faridi A, Meire A, Gerber-Schafer C, Baumann K, Blohmer JU, Mau C, Tofall S, Nolte E, Strittmatter HJ, Ohlinger R, Paepke S. Patient reported outcome and cosmetic evaluation following implant-based breast-reconstruction with a titanized polypropylene mesh (TiLOOP(R) Bra): A prospective clinical study in 269 patients. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug;46(8):1484-1490. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.04.009. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PubMed 32336622 ↗
  • Nolte E, Klein E, Paepke S. Pregnancy following Unilateral Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Titanized Polypropylene Mesh (TiLOOP(R) Bra) without Compromising the Result. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2018 Sep 14;6(9):e1919. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001919. eCollection 2018 Sep. PubMed 30349788 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 20, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01885572
Lead sponsor
Pfm Medical Mepro Gmbh
Collaborators
pfm medical gmbh
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 25, 2013
Start date
Nov 2013
Primary completion
Aug 2017
Completion
Jun 2021
Last update
Sep 20, 2021

Study contacts

Stefan Paepke, MD
principal investigator · Technical University Munich, Ismaningerstrasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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