Clinical trial · Interventional
Patient Satisfaction After Facial Reconstruction
Effects of Visualization of Pre-operative Defects on Patient Satisfaction After Facial Reconstruction for Skin Cancer Resection.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of visualization of skin cancer resection defects on the face on the post-operative satisfaction of patients after their reconstruction. To achieve this aim, patients invited to participate in this study will be randomized to either seeing or not seeing their skin cancer excision defect prior to reconstruction. After reconstruction, patient satisfaction will be assessed in both groups to determine if visualization of the defect prior to reconstruction has any effect on patient satisfaction and if any detected effect has durability over time.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Neoplasms | Skin Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewing of cancer excision defect | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Viewing of cancer excision defect
- description
- Patients in this arm of the study will be invited to view their cancer excision defect, with the aid of a mirror, prior to its reconstruction.
- interventionNames
- Other: Viewing of cancer excision defect
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No viewing of cancer excision defect
- description
- Patients in this arm of the study will not be invited to view their cancer excision defect prior to its reconstruction.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic appearance of their skin cancer reconstruction.
- timeFrame
- The day of reconstruction.
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients recruited for this study must undergo Mohs resection of skin cancer of the face with negative margins at the completion of their cancer resection. * Patients recruited for this study must have a post cancer resection defect on the face at least 1.5 centimeters in size in the greatest dimension. * Patients recruited for this study must undergo single stage repair of their post cancer resection defect with primary closure or local flaps. * Patients must be from the Greater Vancouver area. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with insufficient visual acuity to be able to appreciate wound and scarring changes to their face post-operatively will be excluded. * Patients lacking the cognitive capacity to complete the data collection forms utilized in this study will be excluded. * Patients suffering from significant psychiatric conditions will be excluded.
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