Postoperative Complication After Free Flap Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer

March 26, 2020 updated by: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

The Impact of Operation Time and Operators on Postoperative Complication After Free Flap Reconstruction for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

This study was designed to investigate the outcome of free-flap reconstruction surgery following head and neck cancer resection between primary and recurrent head and neck cancer patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2004

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 83301
        • Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

2,004 patients with head and neck cancer who underwent tumor wide excision and primary free flap reconstruction or secondary free flap reconstruction between March 2008 and February 2017. After excluding missing or unvalidated data, 1,700 patients with a total of 1,791 free flap reconstructions (21 patients received double free flap reconstructions) was left in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with head and neck cancer who underwent tumor wide excision and primary free flap reconstruction or secondary free flap reconstruction between March 2008 and February 2017
  • Age: 20~100 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with missing or unvalidated data
  • patients less than 20 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
head and neck cancer with free flap reconstruction
patients with head and neck cancer who underwent tumor wide excision and primary free flap reconstruction or secondary free flap reconstruction between March 2008 and February 2017
Other: Reconstruction group
Patients with primary tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.
Other: Recurrent group
Patients with recurrent tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Failure or success flap
Time Frame: 2 months after surgery
The condition of the reconstruction flap is failure or success.
2 months after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Complications
Time Frame: 2 months after surgery
such as wound infection rate, fistula, hematoma, and partial necrosis of the flap
2 months after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

March 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 30, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201800440B0

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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