Which flap works best for recurrent throat cancer surgery?
NCT ID NCT07295561
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 100 patients with recurrent hypopharyngeal cancer who had salvage surgery with flap reconstruction. Researchers compare free flaps and pedicled flaps to see which leads to fewer complications. The goal is to find the best surgical approach for these patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients with recurrence of hypopharynx/hypopharyngolarynx cancer after salvage surgery
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * recurrence of hypopharynx/hypopharyngolarynx cancer after the first hypopharynx/hypopharyngolarynx tumor; * treatment with salvage surgery and reconstruction using free or pedicled flaps. Exclusion Criteria: * recurrence of cancer in a location other than the hypopharynx/hypopharyngolarynx or with the first tumor in a location other than the hypopharynx/hypopharyngolarynx; * treatment with salvage surgery without flap reconstruction or with salvage treatment not involving flap reconstruction
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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