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Perceptions of Aesthetic Outcomes of Zigzag and Linear Scars

NCT02115789 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 876

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical wounds can be closed in several manners. Some physicians believe that closure in a straight line produces a scar that is more visible and slightly raised when compared to closure in a zigzagging fashion. The researchers of this study believe that there is no difference in the cosmetic appearance of one type of wound closure over the other. To evaluate this, they will provide a survey with visual aids to volunteers to rate the appearance of a straight line scar versus a zigzag scar.

Conditions

  • Linear Scar
  • Zigzag Scar

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Visual Analog Scale

Subjects will review examples of both linear and zigzag scars and rate the aesthetic appearance of both configurations of scars on a scale of 1 through 10, with 1 being "normal skin" and 10 being "the worst scar imaginable".

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Eisen, M.D. · University of California, Davis

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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