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Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction (TRBR) Pivotal Clinical Study (REDEFINE)

W.L.Gore & Associates · with Avania · NCT06556654

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 22+ · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted (a condition is required)
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
180
US sites recruiting
16
Study start
April 9, 2025
Record last updated
October 23, 2025

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What the study is about

The GORE Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction (TRBR) research study will look at breast reconstruction during mastectomy procedures. There will be two arms in this study, a Treatment Arm, where data will be collected for a new medical device called the Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction (TRBR) Device and a Control Arm where data will be collected from subjects who have previously had surgery and received no additional tissue reinforcement in their breast reconstruction surgery. This research study will look at the safety of the Study Device and the success of the participants breast reconstruction. The Study Device is investigational, which means it has not yet been used nor approved by the FDA for this treatment. The data collected in this study will be compared to the data collected in the Control Arm.

Being studied: TRBR Device

Conditions: Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Female subjects ≥ 22 years of age.
  • First-time breast reconstruction post-mastectomy for target breast(s).
  • Scheduled to undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomy with immediate, two-stage, implant-based, subpectoral or prepectoral breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
  • Mastectomy performed to address breast cancer or for cancer prophylaxis.
  • An informed consent form is signed by Subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR).
  • Subject is capable of following protocol procedures and complying with follow-up visit requirements

Exclusion Criteria

Baseline Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject has had a revision(s) in the target breast(s) following complications of breast augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), or breast reduction.
  • Subject has undergone previous radiation therapy to the reconstruction site or chest wall.
  • Subject has had chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to the index procedure.
  • Subject has been treated for a systemic infection or local infection at the surgical site within 30 days prior to index procedure.
  • Subject has a current or previous diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
  • Subject has a BMI > 35.
  • Subject has a known diagnosis of diabetes with a HbA1c > 7.0mmol/L within 30 days of the Index procedure (i.e., TE placement).
  • Subject was a current or former tobacco/nicotine user, within 90 days prior to Index Surgery (i.e., TE placement).
  • Subject is currently taking medication (e.g., systemic steroid), which in the investigator's opinion, may increase the risk of local complications of breast reconstruction.
  • Subject has other medical, social, or psychological conditions which could interfere with provision of informed consent, completion of tests, therapy, or follow-up.
  • Subject is currently participating in or planning to participate in another investigational drug, biologic or medical device study that may interfere with compliance of TBR 22-07 study requirements or may confound TBR 22-07 study data/outcomes.
  • Subject requires a surgical technique requiring flap (autologous tissue).
  • Subject is pregnant or lactating at the time of the index procedure (i.e., TE placement) or is planning to become pregnant prior to the Exchange procedure. Intraoperative Index Procedure Exclusion
  • Based on investigator's opinion, subject has unsuitable tissue integrity for immediate 2-stage breast reconstruction or is no longer a candidate to receive the TRBR Device (will be recorded as a screen failure).
  • Subject receives an Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) or mesh that is not the TRBR Device in the target breast(s)

Recruiting US locations

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Scottsdale, AZ 85259

    Site contact: Debbie Ryan · 480-342-1208 · ryan.debra29@mayo.edu

  • University of Arizona

    Tucson, AZ 85724

    Site contact: Fleur Maturo · 520-621-8296 · fleurmartinez@arizona.edu

  • Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA 92555

    Site contact: Ana Lopez · 951-486-7610 · ana.lopez@ruhealth.org

  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville, FL 32224

    Site contact: Franky LoCascio · 904-953-4024 · LoCascio.Frank@mayo.edu

  • Endeavor Health (Northshore University HealthSystem Research Institute)

    Evanston, IL 60201-3137

    Site contact: Riley Medenwald · 847-570-3944 · rmedenwald@northshore.org

  • Northwestern University

    Evanston, IL 60208

    Site contact: Anna Whitney · 312-695-5674 · anna.whitney@nm.org

  • BR Hope LLC

    Wichita, KS 67206

    Site contact: Sherri Newlin · 316-263-2013 · sherrinewlin88@gmail.com

  • The Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD 21205

    Site contact: Carisa Cooney · 443-287-4629 · ccooney3@jhmi.edu

  • Corewell Health Research Institute

    Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Site contact: Megan Kruizenga · 616-502-5571 · megan.kruizenga@corewellhealth.org

  • University of Mississippi

    Jackson, MS 39216

    Site contact: Eldrin Eldrin Bhanat · 601-815-1568 · ebhanat@umc.edu

  • The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska

    Omaha, NE 68198-5331

    Site contact: Jaicy Omega · 402-559-0488 · jaicy.omega@unmc.edu

  • The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, NY 10065

    Site contact: Ananya Sen · 646-962-6445 · ase4003@med.cornell.edu

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Robyn Broach · 215-662-7300 · Robyn.broach@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • The Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, PA 19111

    Site contact: Erin Stratton · 215-728-4784 · Erin.Stratton@fccc.edu

  • The University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, WA 98195

    Site contact: Alex Ruiz · 206-221-3883 · aruiz06@uw.edu

  • The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

    Madison, WI 53715

    Site contact: Nicole Byington · 608-265-6858 · byington@surgery.wisc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Ariana O'Neill · 1 800-437-8181 · TBR22-07@wlgore.com
  • Mary Wexler · 1 800-437-8181 · TBR22-07@wlgore.com
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