Cosmetic Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction After Facial Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota1 site in 1 country160 target enrollmentFebruary 2012

ConditionsFacial Lacerations

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Facial Lacerations
Sponsor: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Enrollment: 160
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Cosmetic outcome
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Facial lacerations are commonly treated in the emergency department. The nature of the injury leads to a great deal of concern about the long-term cosmetic appearance of the wounds.

Research Questions

What is the association between wound characteristics, wound management in the ED, patient satisfaction in the ED, and patient-rated cosmetic appearance of sutured wounds?
Is there a difference noted among ED providers with different levels of training?
Is there an association between initial satisfaction scores and wound outcome?
Is there an association between short term and long term wound scores?

Design This is a non-randomized, prospective, observational study of patients who present to the ED seeking treatment for facial laceration repair.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 2012

End Date

November 2013

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be approached for study inclusion if:
•Their child seeking treatment is less than 18 years of age
•The laceration was sustained less than 12 hours prior to presentation to Children's ED
•They speak English

Exclusion Criteria

•Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be excluded from study participation if they:
•Are medically complex children
•Have a history of pre-existing coagulopathy or collagen vascular disease
•Have a history of immunodeficiency or diabetes mellitus
•Are suspected of non-accidental trauma
•Have wounds that could be approximated by tissue adhesives
•Have animal or human bites
•Have gross contamination
•Have puncture wounds
•Have lacerations of tendon/nerve/cartilage