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Scar Outcomes for Scalpel Versus Diathermy Neck Incisions in an Afro-Caribbean Population

NCT05471466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2022-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is randomized controlled double-blinded trial comparing the scar outcomes of diathermy versus scalpel surgical incisions in the neck. It was conducted in humans in an Afro-Caribbean (black) population.

Conditions

  • Surgical Incision

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Surgical incision

Surgical incisions to the neck as part of the management of the head and neck condition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of The West Indies

    collaborator OTHER

  • CeLois Lawrence

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • CeLois Lawrence, BSc MBBS · Kingston Public Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-21
Primary Completion
2021-01-25
Completion
2021-01-25

Countries

  • Jamaica

Study Locations

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