Virtual planning may improve quality of life after jaw reconstruction

NCT ID NCT04725396

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: UNICANCER Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether using computer-based virtual planning before jaw reconstruction surgery improves patients' quality of life compared to standard surgery. 132 adults with oral or oropharyngeal cancer who needed a fibula free-flap reconstruction took part. The main goal was to measure oral health-related quality of life one year after surgery using a questionnaire.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Preoperative virtual planning (PVP) device
What this could lead to: If successful, virtual planning could improve oral health-related quality of life for patients needing jaw reconstruction after oral cancer surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a completed study with 132 participants, so results are available but may not show a clear benefit. Virtual planning adds time and cost, and benefits may be small or not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ORAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OROPHARYNX SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

CHR de Valenciennes

Valenciennes, France
CHU Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin

Bordeaux, 33076, France
CHU Gui de Chauliac

Montpellier, France
CHU Hotel Dieu

Nantes, France
CHU Pontchaillou

Rennes, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, 06 103, France
Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France
Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, France
Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, France
IUCT-O

Toulouse, France

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