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Face Transplantation for Treatment of Severe Facial Deformity

NCT01281267 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Face transplantation surgery is the transfer of face tissue from a deceased human donor to a patient with a severe facial deformity. Face transplantation is an innovative reconstructive procedure that has the potential to significantly improve the lives of patients with severe facial injuries. The purpose of this study is to develop the best practices for facial transplantation that will improve the outcomes of future face transplant recipients.

Conditions

  • Severe Facial Deformity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Facial Allograft Transplantation

Facial allograft transplantation surgery is the transfer of face tissue from a deceased human donor to a patient with a severe facial deformity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bohdan Pomahac, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-11-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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