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The Role of Pre-deployment Retraction in Decreasing Biopsy Clip Migration During Stereotactic Breast Biopsies

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Stefanie Woodard, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline through 1 hour (post biopsy mammogram/procedure)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests two methods of placing a marker in female patients undergoing a specific type of breast tissue sampling. One method involves adjusting the marker slightly before placing it, and the other does not. The study aims to see if this adjustment affects the marker's position.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline through 1 hour (post biopsy mammogram/procedure)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline through 1 hour (post biopsy mammogram/procedure) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Number of Breast Biopsy Patients Whose Clip Migrated Greater Than 10mm From the Biopsy Site.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: 5mm retraction of clip deployment apparatusExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The participants in this group will have clip placement 5mm in front of the biopsy site site.
Group II: no retraction of clip deployment apparatusActive Control1 Intervention
These participants will the clip delivered at the biopsy site.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
5mm retraction of clip deployment apparatus.
2020
N/A
~250

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor
1,648 Previous Clinical Trials
2,344,280 Total Patients Enrolled
Stefanie Woodard, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
1 Previous Clinical Trials
20 Total Patients Enrolled
~46 spots leftby Dec 2025