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Undermining Apices in Surgical Wounds

NCT05758181 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-02-10

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Summary

When patients have surgery on the neck, trunk, arms, or legs, stitches are the standard way to close the wound. Wounds always result in a scar, but doctors are always looking for ways to reduce scarring. Several studies have been done to test ways to close wounds that reduce scarring. One idea is to reduce the tension around the cut. One way to reduce tension is to free up the skin around the wound. This procedure is also called "undermining". Some studies have shown that freeing up the skin near the tips of the wound, called the "apices," is helpful for improving the cosmetic outcome of scars. This study will investigate if there are any differences in the appearances of the scar if one tip is undermined and the other is not.

Conditions

  • Scarring

Interventions

OTHER

Apical Undermining

The skin at the tip of the wound will be freed to reduce tension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Eisen, MD · University of California, Davis - Dermatology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-09
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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