Clinical trial · Interventional
Use of a Non-ICU Specialty Ward For Immediate Post-operative Management of Head and Neck Free Flaps
Use of a Non-ICU Specialty Ward For Immediate Post-operative Management of Head and Neck Free Flaps: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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)
Patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgery at University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will be assigned randomly into no intervention group (immediate post operative care in an ICU) or intervention group (immediate post operative care in a non-ICU specialty ward). The investigators hypothesize that there is no significant difference in the length of stay (LOS) or complication rate between head and neck free flaps patients managed immediately post-operatively in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. The primary objective is to compare the postoperative LOS between head and neck free-flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. The secondary objective is to compare differences in the rate of complications between head and neck free flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. Finally, the tertiary objective is to compare differences in resource utilization between head and neck free-flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | Head and Neck Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Trauma | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-ICU Specialty ward | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Specialty Ward
- description
- Patients who have been randomized into receiving post-operative care at the Non-ICU Specialty ward (intervention) after receiving flap reconstructive surgery on their mucosal or cutaneous defect.
- interventionNames
- Other: Non-ICU Specialty ward
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- description
- Patients who have been randomized into receiving post-operative care at the intensive care unit after receiving flap reconstructive surgery on their mucosal or cutaneous defect.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Length of Stay
- timeFrame
- 30 days
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing free flaps for reconstruction of head and neck surgical defects at UCDMC, including but not limited to, head and neck cancer defects, osteoradionecrosis (ORN), and trauma * 18 years of age and older and able to consent Exclusion Criteria: * Vulnerable populations: adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, and prisoners
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