A Comparison of Skin Grafts Versus Local Flaps for Facial Skin Cancer From the Patient Perspective: A Feasibility Study

McMaster University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Skin Cancer, Basal Cell

Skin Cancers - Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Patient Satisfaction

Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma

Treatments

Other: FACE-Q patient reported outcome

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04805905

8304

Details and patient eligibility

About

A prospective single-centered feasibility study will be conducted. The purpose of the feasibility study is to define the variables to be included in a subsequent pilot study, assess the feasibility of conducting a prospective cohort study, and the logistics for the study (i.e., training, patient recruitment, data collection, statistical analysis, etc.).

Full description

Upon completion of the feasibility study, a prospective pilot cohort study would be performed to measure outcomes using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer module for patients receiving skin grafting or local flaps after excision of facial skin cancers.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients will be included in the study if:

they are 18 years or older
presenting for treatment of a suspected non-melanoma facial skin cancer, including pre-malignant cancers (i.e., actinic keratosis),
and scheduled to undergo reconstruction with either a skin graft or local tissue flap.

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded in the study if they:

present with altered level of consciousness,
cannot provide consent,
have facial nerve injury/previous facial nerve injury, have Melanoma skin cancer or Merkel cell carcinoma based on pathology reports, have polytrauma/multiple injuries, are pregnant, are undergoing free flap reconstruction, have bone involvement, or if they are under the age of 18.