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Medipore Tape Study

NCT02676115 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-08-08

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Summary

This is a prospective, single-blinded, two-arm, randomized, parallel, pragmatic, effectiveness trial that will enroll patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in order to evaluate the efficacy of using Medipore tape to improve cosmetic wound healing and scaring.

Conditions

  • Scarring

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Post Operative Skin Care

Control group subjects will receive the standard post-operative skin care which are steri-strips covered with gauze, and this will be removed at the first visit. No additional skin dressings will be used in the control group.

OTHER

Medipore Tape

* One layer of Medipore tape will be placed across the incision. * Patients will be instructed on how to change the tape, and will be encouraged to change the tape as often as once per week for hygiene. When patients return to the office for their regularly scheduled visit, the Medipore tape will be changed and a picture of the scar will be taken.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eric Strauss, MD · New York University Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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