- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03890783
Functional Results of Soft Palate Free Flap Reconstruction (RECaVoLL)
Evaluation of Functional Results After Surgery of Oropharyngeal Cancers With Soft Palate With Free Flap Reconstruction
The oropharynx is a complex anatomical structure necessary for nasal breathing, swallowing and phonation. The removal of oropharyngeal cancers can lead to sequelae, particularly in the case of resections affecting the soft palate. The main sequelae are represented by rhinolalia and swallowing disorders with nasal regurgitation.
The treatment of oropharyngeal tumors is based on primary surgery or radiotherapy, but tumors of the soft palate are often treated by radiotherapy or radio-chemotherapy first. Surgery is often kept for relapses, because it is considered to lead to important sequelae. However, chemoradiotherapy of the oropharynx is also responsible for acute toxicities, and late sequelae can be frequent and important.
Recent publications tend to show that primary surgery would give better survival rates compared to radiotherapy, particularly in advanced stages, including viro-induced cancers. In addition, primary surgery can reduce the dose of radiation delivered to the oropharynx and thus reduce its long-term toxicity.
It is currently possible to reconstruct a loss of substance after surgery of oropharyngeal cancers, including the soft palate by using free flaps, limiting the postoperative sequelae usually observed without reconstruction.
There is little data on reconstructions of the soft palate, their sequelae and their impact on the quality of life.
Study Overview
Status
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Lyon, France, 69004
- Groupement Hospitalier Lyon Nord - Hospices Civils de Lyon
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with oropharyngeal tumor who had surgical management with removal of all or part of the soft palate and free flap reconstruction, and at least 12 month after the end of external radiotherapy treatment
- Patients over 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients protected by law (guardianship, curatorship and under judicial protection)
- Patients who expressed their opposition to participate to the study
- Patients who do not speak French (incompatible with reading, understanding and filling out the questionnaires)
- Patients participating in interventional research (excluding physiological studies and interventional research with minimal risks and constraints that do not interfere with the primary endpoint analysis)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Patients after surgery of oropharyngeal cancers
Patients after surgery of oropharyngeal cancers with soft palate with free flap reconstruction and adjuvant radiotherapy
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Evaluation of phonation quality by :
Evaluation of swallowing quality by:
Completion of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ - C30) and the EORTC QLQ - H&N35 questionnaires
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Evaluation of phonation quality at least 12 months after the end of external radiotherapy.
Time Frame: 12 months
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Self-evaluation by completion of the Voice Handicap Index questionnaire, in its 30 items version. For self evaluation of phonation using the Voice Handicap Index 30 (VHI 30) questionnaire: The VHI is rated on 120 points. For each question a score from 0 to 4 is assigned (0 = never, 1 = almost never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = almost always, 4 = always). Its three sub-scales allow to establish an emotional score E out of 40, a physical score P out of 40 and a Functional score F out of 40. The total score can therefore be between 0 and 120 points. The interpretation of this test is done by comparing the sub-scores and the total score obtained with the averages values of these sub-scores and total score. |
12 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Hetero evaluation of phonation quality at least 12 months after the end of external radiotherapy
Time Frame: 12 months
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Hetero-evaluation performed by 3 practitioners, using the Grade Roughness Breathiness Asthenia Strain (GRBAS) score, after the patient has read and recorded two texts. GRBAS means: G for Grade (degree of hoarseness of the voice), R for Roughness (impression of irregularity of the vibration of the vocal folds), B for Breathiness (degree to which air escaping from between the vocal folds can be heard by the examiner), A for Asthenia (degree of weakness heard in the voice), S for Strain ( extent to which strain or hyperfunctional use of phonation is heard), I for Instability (changes in voice quality over time). Each of the five parameters is rated from 0 to 3 points (0 = Normal, 1 = slightly altered, 2 = moderately impaired, 3 = severely impaired), resulting in an overall score ranging from 0 to 15. A score at 0 reflects a phonation considered normal, a score between 1 and 5 a slightly altered phonation, between 5 and 10 moderately altered and between 10 and 15 severely impaired. |
12 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 69HCL18_0826
- 2018-A03408-47 (OTHER: ID-RCB)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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