Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Different Surgical Techniques in Management of Postburn Axillary Contractures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202510819460961

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-22

Start date

2025-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Skin graft group

Local flap group

Regional flap group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Diagnosis of postburn axillary contracture, which may be unilateral or bilateral. • Scar contracture maturity of not less than 6 months post-burn injury. • Patients for whom both skin grafting and flap-based reconstruction are considered viable surgical options by the treating surgical team. • Provision of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Immature scar contractures (not less than 6 months after the initial burn). • Recurrent contracture post previous surgery. • Patients with associated shoulder joint pathology. • Severe comorbidities precluding surgery • Patients who are unable to provide valid informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Assessment (Goniometry): Improvement in shoulder abduction in degrees as measured by a goniometer.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Outcome: Change in QuickDASH score .	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAliaa Mahmoud Ibrahem

residant doctor at plastic surgery departmenr Assiut university

Aliaa.17298704@med.aun.edu.eg+201201958956

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026