Actively Recruiting
Radial Forearm Donor Site Closure
Led by University of British Columbia · Updated on 2025-06-12
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
147 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is widely used in head and neck reconstruction. Its thinness, pliability, pedicle length, and vessel size are particularly suited for oropharyngeal and oral cavity reconstruction. Concerns about aesthetic and functional morbidity at the donor site have given rise to various techniques of closing the donor site, two of which are the split-thickness skin graft (STSG), taken from the thigh, and the hatchet flap, which uses a local flap within the radial forearm. This RCT will determine whether retrospectively reported improvements to aesthetic and functional outcomes for STSG patients are greater compared to hatchet flap patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Radial Forearm Donor Site Closure
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 or older
- Oral cavity disease (malignant or benign) requiring radial forearm free flap reconstruction
You will not qualify if you...
- Serious medical comorbidities including metastatic disease or other contraindications to surgery
- Any pre-existing condition affecting the use of both hands, including previous major scars
- Unable or unwilling to complete post-operative questionnaires in English
- Pregnant or lactating women
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Eitan Prisman, MD, FRCSC
CONTACT
T
Tayo Steininger
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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