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NCT Number: NCT01235299

Free Flap Microcirculatory Monitoring Correlates to Free Flap Temperature Assessment

In case of free flap failure, time is of utmost importance as salvage rates have been reported to be inversely related to the time interval between the onset of ischemia and its clinical recognition. Consecutively, monitoring of free flaps remains of major importance. Currently, combined Laser-Doppler and Spectrophotometry is available to determine microcirculation of free flaps in reconstructive surgery as a scientific method of reliable assessment of flap perfusion. The investigators thought to analyze the correlation of free flap skin temperature and free frap microcirculation as an accurate tool of postoperative flap monitoring.

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Key information

Conditions

Flap Monitoring

Age range

16 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Medical School Hannover

Hanover, 30625, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 16 and 65 years

Exclusion criteria

  • soft tissue inflammation or osteomyelitis, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, vasculitis, chronic kidney or liver disease, cardiac dysfunction, arterial hypotension and any type of vasoactive medication, i.e. ß-blockers, calcium channel blockers, nitroglycerin or equal.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation of cutaneous microcirculation to free flap temperature

    Time frame: 4 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hannover Medical School

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Nov 5, 2010
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2017

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