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Closure Techniques and Scar Appearance

NCT01352533 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2021-12-06

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Summary

The goal of this study is to assess whether wound closure with skin adhesive or running stitches combined with skin adhesive will be superior to standard wound sutures. This is a split-wound study that will compare two methods of skin closure within one standard closure technique, thereby providing an internal control of running stitches within each wound. The investigators plan to measure outcomes by assessing for scar appearance, the incidence of wound opening, scar elasticity and subject satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Wound Closure Techniques

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Running polypropylene closure

Half of every wound will be closed with Standard of Care running polypropylene sutures

PROCEDURE

Tissue Adhesive (Derma-Bond)

Approximately half of wounds will be randomized to be closed with tissue adhesive.

PROCEDURE

Subcuticular polyglactin-910 combined with tissue adhesive

Approximately half of the experimental wounds will be randomized to be closed with a combination of subcuticular polyglactin-910 and tissue adhesive.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Murad Alam, MD · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

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