NCT04002713

Comparison of Choosing Free ALT or Free PMT for Reconstruction With Head and Neck Cancer

Comparison of the Outcome of Choosing Free Anterolateral Thigh or Free Posterolateral Thigh Flap for Reconstruction in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,590 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was designed to compare the outcome of the anteromedial thigh (AMT) and anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction.

Detailed description

To compare the results of the AMT and ALT flaps, this study aimed to compare their outcomes in head and neck cancer reconstruction under the condition of attenuating baseline patient and operative characteristics with the selection of propensity score-matched patient cohorts.

Conditions

• Reconstructive Surgery
• Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ALT flap reconstruction	Patients who underwent ALT free flap reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery.
OTHER	AMT flap reconstruction	Patients who underwent AMT free flap reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-20
• Primary completion: 2019-05-02
• Completion: 2019-06-03
• First posted: 2019-07-01
• Last updated: 2019-07-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan