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Suture Repair of Lacerations in the ED: Comparison Between Two Suture Materials

NCT05281666 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2026-03-17

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Summary

This study aims to determine whether the use of non-absorbable (i.e. nylon) versus absorbable (i.e. chromic gut) sutures in traumatic hand lacerations affects wound healing, patient perception, and development of complications.

Conditions

  • Laceration of Hand
  • Laceration of Forearm

Interventions

DEVICE

Absorbable Surgical Gut Suture material

Participants with lacerations below the level of the forearm that meet inclusion criteria and are consented and randomized to this group will undergo washout and laceration repair using absorbable surgical gut suture material. They will be sent home with antibiotics. They will be asked to return to the outpatient hand clinic at 2, 6, and 12 weeks follow-up. Their wound will be assessed by a single observer, utilizing the POSAS and VAS.

DEVICE

Non-absorbable Nylon Suture Material

Participants with lacerations below the level of the forearm that meet inclusion criteria and are consented and randomized to this group will undergo washout and laceration repair using non-absorbable nylon gut suture material. They will be sent home with antibiotics. They will be asked to return to the outpatient hand clinic at 2, 6, and 12 weeks follow-up. Their sutures will be removed at the 2-week follow-up visit. Their wound will be assessed by a single observer, utilizing the POSAS and VAS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kenneth Taylor, M.D.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenneth Taylor, MD · Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-23
Primary Completion
2022-12-20
Completion
2022-12-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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