Recruiting

TRBR

Sponsor:

W.L.Gore & Associates

Code:

NCT06556654

Conditions

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 22+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

TRBR Device

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Study ID

NCT06556654

Start date

Apr 9, 2025

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Jul, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 22+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

Baseline Exclusion Criteria

1. Subject has had a revision(s) in the target breast(s) following complications of breast augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), or breast reduction.
2. Subject has undergone previous radiation therapy to the reconstruction site or chest wall.
3. Subject has had chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to the index procedure.
4. Subject has been treated for a systemic infection or local infection at the surgical site within 30 days prior to index procedure.
5. Subject has a current or previous diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
6. Subject has a BMI > 35.
7. Subject has a known diagnosis of diabetes with a HbA1c > 7.0mmol/L within 30 days of the Index procedure (i.e., TE placement).
8. Subject was a current or former tobacco/nicotine user, within 90 days prior to Index Surgery (i.e., TE placement).
9. 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.
10. Subject has other medical, social, or psychological conditions which could interfere with provision of informed consent, completion of tests, therapy, or follow-up.
11. 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.
12. Subject requires a surgical technique requiring flap (autologous tissue).
13. 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
14. 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).
15. Subject receives an Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) or mesh that is not the TRBR Device in the target breast(s)

Study Design

Enrollment

180 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Prospective Arm

Prospectively treated subjects who undergo two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction with the TRBR Device (TRBR Device group)

Interventions

TRBR Device

The GORE® Tissue Reinforcement for Breast Reconstruction device is intended to reinforce the soft tissue surrounding the tissue expander in preparation for the breast implant in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction

Primary outcome measure

  • Absence of device- or procedure-related major adverse events (MAEs) [ Time Frame: 1 year post index procedure ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Recruiting

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

William Casey III, MD

University of Arizona

Recruiting

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, FACS

Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Recruiting

Moreno Valley, California, United States, 92555

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Brian Eichenberg, MD, FACS

Mayo Clinic Florida

Recruiting

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Brian Rinker, MD

Endeavor Health (Northshore University HealthSystem Research Institute)

Recruiting

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201-3137

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mark Sisco, MD

Northwestern University

Recruiting

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Robert Galiano, MD

BR Hope LLC

Recruiting

Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67206

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Therese Cusick, MD

The Johns Hopkins University

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Damon Cooney, MD, PhD

Corewell Health Research Institute

Recruiting

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ronald Ford, MD

University of Mississippi

Recruiting

Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Benjamin McIntyre, MD

The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska

Recruiting

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-5331

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Heidi Hon, MD

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

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

David Otterburn, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Said Azoury, MD

The Fox Chase Cancer Center

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Sameer Patel, MD, FACS

The University of Washington Medical Center

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Louie Otway, MD

The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Samuel Poore, MD, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

W.L.Gore & Associates

Last update posted

Oct 23, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • breast reconstruction
  • post-mastectomy
  • tissue expander
  • implant based breast reconstruction
  • two-stage
  • immediate
  • subpectoral
  • prepectoral

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by W.L.Gore & Associates on 2025-10-23.