Use of ST250 to Reconstruct Lateral Tongue Defects

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tongue Neoplasms

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06988449

ST250 for tongue defect

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the use of SupraThel 250 for mucosal reconstruction in the Head & Neck region. The membrane is applied to reconstruct lateral tongue defects . healing of the mucosa and regaining of normal tongue movement and speech are assessed postoperatively.

Full description

Lateral tongue defects are usually treated using radial fore-arm free grafts which require a prolonged hospital stay with higher morbidity rates. It also entails the need of multiple rehabilitation and remodeling porcdures of the transplnted flap to enable intelligible speech and tongue function.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• lateral tunge defects (postoncologic resection)

Exclusion criteria

• radio / chemotherapy
• pregnant/ breastfeeding women

Trial design

10 participants in 1 patient group

Tongue defect covered with ST250