NCT02449525

Extracorporeal Perfusion of Microvascular Free Flaps

Extracorporal Perfusion of Free Flaps in the Head and Neck

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Technical University of Munich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The perfusion of microvascular free flaps is inevitable for completion of reconstruction in the head and neck area. In some patients microvascular anastomosis is impossible because of arteriosclerotic changes, different oncological interventions, and consecutive vessel depletion at the neck. The aim of the project is to establish an innovative system for extracorporeal perfusion of microvascular free flaps after ingrowth of new vessels from the wound bed have taken place. Afterwards, no further perfusion of the vascular pedicle is required for free flaps to survive and provide functional and aesthetic reconstruction.

Conditions

• Perfusion
• Complication of Perfusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Perfusion of flaps by a special bypass system	Free flaps are perfused via a special bypass perfused by a new technique supported by a intermittent perfusion support system.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2018-05-01
• First posted: 2015-05-20
• Last updated: 2016-03-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany