Functional and Aesthetic Comparison of Surgical Nasal Reconstruction Versus Nasal Prosthesis (Epithesis) After Total or Subtotal Nasal Amputation

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorHôpital NOVO

About this trial

CERNAS is a prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study comparing the functional and aesthetic outcomes of two rehabilitation strategies after total or subtotal nasal amputation: surgical reconstruction (primarily paramedian forehead flap or free flap) versus nasal epithesis (prosthesis). Patients who have undergone either rehabilitation at least one year prior to enrolment will be invited to complete the validated French version of the SCHNOS (Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey) questionnaire. The study aims to provide an objective, patient-reported comparison of these two options to guide future clinical decision-making.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients aged 18 years or older

Patients who have undergone total or subtotal nasal amputation (defined as loss of at least three nasal subunits, or of two subunits including the dorsum) and who have been rehabilitated either by surgical reconstruction or by nasal epithesis for more than one year

Disqualifiers

Ongoing tumour progression or tumour recurrence

Non-French-speaking patients

Patients under legal protection measures (guardianship, legal safeguarding, limited or full legal incapacity)

Patients unlikely to cooperate with the study (e.g. presenting with a psychiatric disorder)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • SCHNOS score

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators