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Interrupted Subdermal Suture Spacing During Linear Wound Closures and the Effect on Wound Cosmesis

NCT03327922 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-03-13

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Summary

This study aims to investigate whether the spacing of the interrupted deep (subdermal) sutures affects surgical wound cosmesis on the trunk and extremities. In other words, the investigator would like to determine which of the following yields a more cosmetically appealing scar: many closely approximated subdermal sutures or fewer, more widely spaced subdermal sutures. The investigator wishes to compare the effects of one versus two centimeter spacing between sutures.

Conditions

  • Interrupted Subdermal Suture

Interventions

DEVICE

Vicryl absorbable suture

Vicryl absorbable suture is a synthetic sterile surgical suture made up of a copolymer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-20
Primary Completion
2022-03-02
Completion
2022-03-02
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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