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Buccal Fat for Transoral Robotic Lateral Oropharyngectomy Defects to and Postoperative Pain
NCT06965738 · University Health Network, Toronto · Updated 21 May 2025
- What is being tested
- Buccal fat reconstruction; No buccal fat reconstruction
- For
- Tonsil Neoplasm; Oropharynx Neoplasm; Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. Phase 2.
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 40 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Canada
- When
- Starts or started 1 June 2025, ends 1 May 2027. Registered 11 May 2025.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the pain intensity during rest and swallowing in patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery for tonsil lesions with and without buccal fat reconstruction. The main question it aims to answer is: does buccal fat after transoral robotic surgery reduce pain after surgery? Additional questions to be explored include if there is a difference in swallowing, complication rates, pain medication usage, and feeding tube usage. Participants will be asked to rate their pain and swallowing on a visual analogue scale after surgery. The group will be compared compared to a control group that undergoes transoral robotic surgery without buccal fat reconstruction.
Sites
- Toronto General HospitalToronto, Ontario, Canada