Status unknownNCT03152812Updated May 23, 2017

Functional Outcome of Free Muscle Flaps Versus Free Skin Flaps for Post-traumatic Foot Plantar Surface Reconstruction

An observational study in Best Tissue Constituent for Plantar Surface, sponsored by alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-05-23.

Sponsored by alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2017), so the status shown — last known as Enrolling by invitation — may be out of date.

Study type: Observational
Model: Cohort
Time perspective: Prospective
Enrollment: 40
Sex: All

Study summary

the investigators are trying to detect what is the best tissue constituent suitable for reconstruction of large post traumatic sof tissue defects of foot plantar surface

Conditions studied

Best Tissue Constituent for Plantar Surface

In context

Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible: All
Sampling method: Non-probability sample

Study population

any individual having post traumatic soft tissue defect of plantar surface requiring free flap reconstruction regardless to age

Inclusion criteria

Posttraumatic large soft tissue defects of plantar surface requiring free tissue transfer for coverage
At any age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

1-defects that can be managed by local flaps 2-Non traumatic soft tissue defects

Study design

Observational model: Cohort
Time perspective: Prospective
Enrollment: 40 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up: 2 Years
Patient registry: Yes

Groups and cohorts

free skin flaps
Procedure: plantar surface reconstruction by free flaps
free muscle flaps
Procedure: plantar surface reconstruction by free flaps

Interventions

Procedureplantar surface reconstruction by free flaps
use of free skin or free muscle flaps for reconstruction of plantar surface

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Time to mobilize
Time frame: 2 years
Requirement of specialized Footwear
Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

flap ulceration
Time frame: 2 years
Shear forces across the flap
Time frame: 2 years

Study locations

1 site

Assiut University
Assuit, Assiut 7771, Egypt

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 23, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT03152812
Lead sponsor: alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan
Responsible party: alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan (Principal investigator, Assiut University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted: May 15, 2017
Start date: Mar 1, 2017
Primary completion: Mar 2019 (estimated)
Completion: Mar 2019 (estimated)
Last update: May 23, 2017

Study contacts

Amr El-Said Ali Ibrahim, MD

study director · Assiut University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

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