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A randomized controlled trial comparing the appearance and wound complications of clean surgical wounds in children when closed with Steri-Strips versus subcuticular sutures

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Medical and Surgical,
Registration Number
CTRI/2025/04/084152
Lead Sponsor
Bharati Hospital And Research Centre Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Pune
Brief Summary

Thestudy will be conducted in a Tertiary Care Centre in Pune. Patients fulfillingthe inclusion criteria and consenting for the study will be selected. They willbe blinded and divided into 2 groups (Steri-Strips versus Subcuticular Suturing).Their personal data and clinical details will be noted. The surgical woundwould be assessed subjectively by the patient/ parent/ guardian and objectivelyby the Plastic Surgeon using the POSAS 2.0 scale at regular intervals (POD-5, at 2 weeksand at 2 months post surgery).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing clean surgeries.

Exclusion Criteria
  • History of surgery previously at proposed site of surgery.
  • Known co-morbidities (Diabetes, Bronchial Asthma, Tuberculosis).
  • Patient having severe anemia.
  • Patient with bleeding/ clotting disorder.
  • Patient having cutaneous infection or dermatitis pre-operatively in close proximity to the proposed surgical site.
  • Patient on chemotherapy or steroid treatment for other concomitant condition.
  • Surgical wounds deemed unfit for Steri-Strip application by operating surgeon at the time of wound closure (Presence of infection, high tension wounds/ wounds difficult to approximate with fingers, wounds with exudate, wounds over highly mobile areas like joints).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparing cosmesis and wound complications of pediatric clean surgical wounds closed with Steri-Strip versus Subcuticular SuturesPost operative day 5 | 2 weeks post surgery | 2 months post surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To demonstrate significant cost reduction by using Steri-Strips instead of subcuticular sutures for closure of pediatric clean surgical woundsPost operative day 5

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bharati Hospital And Research Centre, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune

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Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Bharati Hospital And Research Centre, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune
🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr Rohaan Rajesh Kamat
Principal investigator
8861644200
rohaankamat@gmail.com

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