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Aesthetic Outcome of Intra-dermal Versus Transcutaneous Purse-string Closure

NCT06448481 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2026-01-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intra-dermal versus transcutaneous purse-string closures have similar scar cosmesis and post-operative complications. The investigators will use a split wound model, where half of the wound will be closed with intra-dermal purse-string sutures and the other half will be closed with a transcutaneous purse-string sutures. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be evaluated via the patient observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), a validated scar instrument, as well as the trace-to-tape method, an objective outcome measure for linear postoperative scars. Any adverse events will also be recorded.

Conditions

  • Scarring

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Intra-dermal purse-string closure

Sutures are placed below the skin surface around a circular surgical wound, and the ends are cinched together like a coin purse.

PROCEDURE

Transcutaneous purse-string closure

Sutures are placed through the skin surface around a circular surgical wound, and cinched together like a coin purse.

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
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-14
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2027-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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