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Trial Comparing Cosmetic Outcomes of Pediatric Laceration Closure Using Skin Glue, Medical Tape Versus Stitches

NCT03280628 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2023-07-17

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Summary

There are several methods of closing a skin cut: stitches, skin glue, and medical tape. Stitches have been used for a long time to close skin cuts. Skin glue (invented in the 1970s) and medical tape (invented in the 1960s) are two newer methods to close skin cuts. The purpose of this study is to find out which method (stitches, skin glue, or medical tape) of closing skin cuts results in the least amount of scarring. Other things the investigators will be looking at are which method is the cheapest, which causes the least pain, which requires the least amount of sedation, and which method patients and parents like the best.

Conditions

  • Laceration

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Absorbable Sutures

The patient's doctor will close the patient's laceration with absorbable sutures.

PROCEDURE

Steri-Strips

The patient's doctor will close the patient's laceration with Steri-Strips.

PROCEDURE

Dermabond

The patient's doctor will close the patient's laceration with Dermabond.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Holly R Hanson, MD · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-23
Primary Completion
2021-02-01
Completion
2021-02-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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