Early oral feeding following free flap reconstruction for oral cancer

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Oral cancer; Cancer - Head and neck

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001017617
• Lead Sponsor: Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 9 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

All patients with oral cancer undergoing oral mucosal resection with free flap reconstruction (including composite reconstruction/ salvage resection following previous radiotherapy or surgical management for osteoradionecrosis)

Exclusion Criteria

-Children (<18 years)
-Those unable to provide informed consent
-Severely dysphagic patients that are 100% nil by mouth and 100% tube dependent due to an unsafe swallow.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complication rates, including Clavien-Dindo classification, free flap failure rate, fistula formation, dehiscence<br>These will be collected from the electronic medical notes[ Within 30 days of surgery];Length of hospital stay<br>This will be collected from the electronic medical notes[ Defined as date of discharge from hospital minus date of surgery]