What do patients think about rhomboid flap scars?

Assessment of rhomboid flap scars: a patient-reported outcome study. A case series

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12112103

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-12-14

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-16

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Conditions

Rhomboid scar quality Surgery

Interventions

The researchers studied 100 consecutive rhomboid flaps performed in 73 patients by a single surgeon. After at least 1 year from flap completion, a validated published Patient Scar Assessment Question

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients 18 years and older who underwent reconstruction of a cutaneous defect using a rhomboid flap between 01/09/2019 and 31/01/2020 by the primary author

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Rhomboid flap performed in patients aged under 18 years 2. Patients with incomplete data 3. Deceased patients 4. Individuals with non-rhomboid flap method of reconstruction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Appearance and satisfaction scores of rhomboid scar quality measured using a questionnaire at least one year post procedure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demographic information: age, gender, size of scar measured using patient records at least one year post procedure	—

Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactAjaipal Kang

Kangas@upmc.edu+1 (0)8147466705

Outcome results

None listed

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