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A study to compare two different types of neck incisions used during surgery for oral cancer patients, to see which one gives better results

Evaluation and comparision of outcomes of apron incision ( Freund and latyshevsky ) and transverse cervical incision when used for selective neck dissection in patients with oral sqamous cell carcinoma : A Randomised Control Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091718
Enrollment
22
Registered
2025-07-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: Apron incision of Freund and Latyshevsky in selective neck dissection: In case of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients undergoing neck dissection at the beginning of surgery apron inc

Sponsors

Datta Meghe Institute Of Higher Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients underdoing selective neck dissection for squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who has undergone preoperative radiotherapy Patients who exhibit tumors with clinical or radiological skin involvement Patients who refuse to provide written consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Surgical accessibility to all the levels of neck maybe better with apron incision than with transverse cervical incision.Timepoint: Surgical accessibility to neck will be assessed intraoperatively on the day of surgery that is baseline Day 0

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Wound healing & post operative scar maybe better with transverse cervical incision than with apron incisionTimepoint: Wound healing will be assessed by the end of 1 week & 2nd week posoperatively Scar assessment will be done on 4th week postopertively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNitin Bhola

Datta Meghe Institute Of Higher Education and Research

drnitinbhola@gmail.com9970070607

Outcome results

None listed

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