| Trial name or title |
Survival benefit of elective neck dissection in T1, 2 N0 M0 oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
Histologically confirmed T1 or T2 N0 M0 (clinical) squamous‐cell carcinoma of oral tongue, buccal mucosa, gingiva, floor of mouth or hard palate |
| Interventions |
Elective superior omohyoid neck dissection vs watch and wait (resection of primary tumour and therapeutic dissection of neck when clinical evidence of disease) |
| Outcomes |
Overall and disease‐free survival at 5 years, recurrence, QoL |
| Starting date |
April 2011 |
| Contact information |
Dr Guiqing Lao, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‐sen University, Guangdong, China (drliaoguiqing@hotmail.com) |
| Notes |
Planned enrolment 448 participants |
