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HISTOACRYL: A Study of Its Efficacy in Final Scar Formation

NCT00890578 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2012-06-21

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Summary

The use of tissue adhesives for the closure of surgical incisions is becoming increasingly common. Several publications exist purporting the equivalence of tissue adhesive to suture with regard to dehiscence, infection, and cosmesis. Two of the most frequently used adhesives are Histoacryl© and Dermabond©. Despite their popularity, only one study exists comparing the two. In this non-English study only small wounds in an exclusively pediatric population were studied (12). Operative time, cost, and objective measures of scar size were not examined. In the present study we aim to evaluate the relatively large surgical incisions resulting from breast reduction, mastopexy, panniculectomy, and abdominoplasty closed with either Histoacryl©, Dermabond©, or subcuticular suture. The primary aim is to investigate differences in time to wound closure. Secondary aims are to compare the three approaches with respect to cost, dehiscence, infection, scar size, and cosmesis.

Conditions

  • Surgical Incisions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

adhesive to suture

surgical closure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aesculap AG

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Galen Perdikis, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • United States

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