use of nerve monitoring during neck surgery for marginal mandibular nerve-a branch of facial nerve

Intraoperative nerve monitoring of marginal mandibular nerve during neck dissection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/07/020084

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C029- Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: INTRAOPERATIVE NERVE MONITORING -: marginal mandibular nerve has a highly variable anatomy that cannot ensure reliable anatomic landmarks. Nerve integrity monitoring (NIM) is a techniqu

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) stage T1/T2/T3 per primum tongue carcinoma patients 2) primary defect can be closed with primary closure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) patients received prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy 2) prior neck surgeries 3) requiring bilateral neck dissection 4) pre-operative facial weakness 5) patients requiring lower cheek flap/angle split incision 6) requiring mandibular resection or mandibulotomy for approach 7) patients requiring free flap/pedicled flap reconstruction 8) requiring nerve sacrifice for oncological margins

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PRESENCE OF MARGINAL MANDIBULAR NERVE PARESISTimepoint: post operative day 1/2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
OVERALL SURGICAL COSTTimepoint: IMMEDIATE POST SURGERY;OVERALL SURGICAL TIMETimepoint: IMMEDIATE POST NECK DISSECTION;PRESENCE OF MARGINAL MANDIBULAR NERVE PARESISTimepoint: AT 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS AND A YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prathamesh Pai

Tata Memorial Hospital

drpspai@gmail.com022-24177000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026