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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN24484328
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Half versus full suction drainage after mastectomy for breast cancer
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N/A
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Study hypothesis
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Not provided at time of registration
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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India
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Breast cancer
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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85 fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) proven cases of locally advanced breast cancer were randomised into two groups. The groups were comparable in respect of age, weight and type of operation i.e. modified radical mastectomy (MRM)
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2001
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Anticipated end date
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01/01/2003
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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85
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Interventions
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Group 1: 50 patients randomised to full vacuum suction (pressure = 700 g/m^2)
Group 2: 35 patients randomised to half vacuum suction (pressure = 350 g/m^2)
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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Institutions controlled by the government:
1. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital (India)
2. Indian Council Of Medical Research (India)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15676064
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Contact name
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Dr
Chintamani
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Address
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DII/131, West Kidwai Nagar
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City/town
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New Delhi
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Zip/Postcode
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110023
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Country
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India
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Tel
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+91 (0)98 10064920
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Fax
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+91 (0)11 26886405
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Email
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chintamani7@rediffmail.com
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Sponsor
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Safdarjang Hospital - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Indian Council of Medical Research (India)
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Address
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City/town
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New Delhi
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Zip/Postcode
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110033
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Country
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India
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Tel
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+91 (0)11 26268336 104
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Fax
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+91 (0)11 26268336 104
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Email
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chintamani@doctor.com
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Date applied
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18/01/2005
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Last edited
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03/08/2007
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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19/01/2005
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