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Cosmetic Outcomes of Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Sutures in Pediatric Facial Lacerations

NCT00681070 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2017-02-10

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Summary

Our research hypothesis in this study is that there is no difference in long-term cosmetic outcomes between absorbable sutures and non-absorbable sutures in the repair of pediatric facial lacerations.

Conditions

  • Lacerations
  • Wounds

Interventions

OTHER

Arm 2: Absorbable sutures

use of absorbable catgut sutures in pediatric facial lacerations

OTHER

Arm 1: non-absorbable sutures

Use of non-absorbing sutures

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Temple University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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