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Timing of Suture Removal to Reduce Scarring in Skin Surgery

NCT05036785 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-10-24

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Summary

This is a single centre prospective randomized assessor blinded parallel group feasibility study that will be undertaken in the Royal Devon and Exeter Dermatology department.

The investigators will be looking at whether timing of percutaneous suture removal after skin surgery impacts on the incidence of suture marks and overall scar cosmesis.

Conditions

  • Suture Related Complication

Interventions

OTHER

Timing of suture removal

Patients will either be randomized to have their sutures removed at 7 or 10 days post skin surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily McGrath, BMedSci BMBS · Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-07
Primary Completion
2022-10-26
Completion
2022-10-26

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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