Does Cranioplasty Reduce Disability in Cases With Post Traumatic Skull Bone Defects

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• Conditions: Cranioplasty; Trauma; Disability Physical

• Registration Number: NCT04111562
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Background: The percentage of permanent infirmities following traumatic cranial bone cranial bone defects following trauma for restoration of function and cosmoses. This study designed to evaluate the influence of cranioplasty as a method of skull repair on work capability of the patients and their employability.

Methods: The authors compared the work capability and employment of 35 patients with traumatic cranial bone defects after head trauma treated in the Neurosurgery Department of Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt from January 2013 to January 2018 before and after cranioplasty.

Detailed Description

Cranioplasty is surgical repair of a cranial bone defect, important to cover defects following skull trauma for restoration of function, cosmoses and protective effects. Cranioplasty is the surgical procedure in which the autologous skull, synthetic materials (titanium, methyl methacrylate, polyetheretherketone implants, hydroxyapatite, and bioceramics are used to repair the skull defect

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-03
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-25
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-03
• Study Completion: 2020-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with traumatic skull bone defects

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients were not working before trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with complications	6 months up to one year	the number of patients with complications after cranioplasty as a method of skull repair.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emanaalah shaltouy@yahoo.com; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt