Comparison Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Scalp Laceration

• Registration Number: NCT00353769
• Lead Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits of Hair Apposition Technique(HAT)performed by nurses or doctors.

Detailed Description

Hair Apposition Technique (HAT) is a relatively new technique for treating certain scalp lacerations. It has been shown to be equally acceptable as compared to the standard toilet and suture. This procedure has been the technique of choice for suitable scalp lacerations in Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (DEM, SGH) and Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital (EMD, NUH).

Currently HAT is being performed by doctors in the respective hospitals. Nurses, on the other hand, are routinely using tissue adhesives for minor wound closure. However, nurses in Kandang Kerbau Women and Children Hospital (KKWCH) have been routinely using HAT for 1 year now. Studies had been also been done by nurses in treating of minor wounds using various tissue adhesives as well as hair knotting technique.The trend of nurses handling minor wounds with tissue adhesives, hair knotting technique as well as HAT suggested the possibility of nurses performing HAT to a degree as competent as a doctor.

This study aims to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits HAT performed between nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-11
• Study Completion: 2005-02
• Study First Submitted: 2006-07-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-07-17
• Study First Posted: 2006-07-19
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

• All age group
• Linear lacerations of scalp
• Lacerations less than 10cm in length
• Hair at least 3cm in length

Exclusion Criteria

• Severely contaminated wounds
• Actively bleeding wounds
• Patients with unstable vital signs or altered mental state

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfactory wound healing
Presence of any complications, namely infection, scarring, bleeding, wound breakdown and allergy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain perception
Duration of procedure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Singapore General Hospital; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore