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Comparing Two Ways to Rebuild the Tongue After Surgery: Using Skin and Muscle from the Arm or the Cheek

Radial Forearm Free Flap Versus Distant Modified Melolabial Island Flap in Tongue Reconstruction: An Analytical Comparative Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/088132
Enrollment
14
Registered
2025-06-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: TONGUE RECONSTRUCTION: RADIAL FOREARM FREE FLAP VERSUS DISTANT MODIFIED MELOLABIAL ISLAND FLAP IN TONGUE RECONSTRUCTION: AN ANALYTICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY Intervention2: Tongue Reconstruc

Sponsors

Institute Of Dental Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cases requiring tongue reconstruction, Defects up to hemiglossectomy, Age Group 30-80 years,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diabetic patients (uncontrolled/insulin therapy) , Post radiation patients, Recurrent cases, Defects extending midline, presurgical scar in cheek region,

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Distant Modified Melolabial Island Flap Is A Locoregional Flap Having Functional Outcomes Similar To Free FlapsTimepoint: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours AND 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Distant Modified Melolabial Island Flap Is A Locoregional Flap Having FunctionalTimepoint: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours AND 4 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anurag Yadav

Institute Of Dental Sciences

atg_007@rediffmail.com9450535212

Outcome results

None listed

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