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NCT Number: NCT06894056

Investigating the Effects of Orienting Skin Grafts Parallel to Skin Tension Lines on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Located Basal Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of orienting graft for treatment of skin cancer in patients who undergo skin cancer excision and grafting for their skin cancer. The main question to answer is

Does orienting the grafts parallel with skin tension lines have any effect on quality of life or cosmetic results?

Participants who already underwent or planned to undergo an excision and grafting procedure will answer a qaulity of life tool and cosmetic results will be evaluated by two seperate dermatologist.

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Key information

Conditions

Basal Cell Cancer Carcinoma Carcinoma, Basal Cell Grafting Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Basal Cell Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dr. Hilayda Karakök Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıklar Muayenehanesi

Ordu, 52100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with nodular basal cell carcinomas with a tumor size equal or less than 12 millimeters
  • A history of surgical excision and grafting

Exclusion criteria

  • Immunosuppressed patients
  • Recurrent tumors
  • Patients with BCC's that arose from the previously irradiated area
  • Gorlin's Syndrome diagnosis
  • Illiterate individuals
  • İmpaired cognitive functions

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life Outcome

    Time frame: At least three months after surgery and grafting

    Quality of life outcome was measured by the disease specific tool "Skin Cancer Quality of Life Impact Tool", SCQOLIT is a 10 item questionnaire and each item has 4 answers, total score is ranged between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes.

  2. Quality of Life - General

    Time frame: At least three months after surgery and grafting

    Dermatology Quality of Life Index was also used to evaluate quality of life as a general quality of life tool. DLQI is alsa a ten item tool with a total score range between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cosmetic Outcome

    Time frame: At least three months after the surgery and grafting

    Cosmetic outcome of the grafting at the third month, evaluated by two different dermatologists one of whom did the operations. As the initial part of the study was during pandemic precautional period second surgeon the results via photographs (teleconsultation). Visual analog scala is used, the scale is ranged between 0-8, higher scores meaning better outcomes.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sifa Okulu - Independent Research Center of Dermatology and Venereology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

"Cerrahi Eksizyon ve Greft Ile Tedavi Edilmiş Olan Nonmelanoma Deri Kanseri Hastalarda Greft Donör Alanı Ile Post Operatif 3. Ayda Yaşam Kalitesinin İlişkisinin Araştırılması"

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 25, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 25, 2025

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