Adhesive Strips in Dermatologic Surgery: Is Cosmetic Appearance Improved?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Subjects Undergoing Surgical Procedure of the Skin
- Registration Number
- NCT01979497
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
- Brief Summary
To determine whether the addition of adhesive stripping to a wound closed with dermal sutures improves outcome of wound closure. We hypothesize that the combination of adhesive strips to a wound closed with dermal sutures does not add significant cosmetic improvement of the resultant scar.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to give informed consent themselves
- Willing to return for follow up visit
Exclusion Criteria
- Mentally handicapped
- Unable to understand written and oral English
- Unwilling to return for follow up
- Wounds less than 3 cm in length
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers 17 and under)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Split-Scar Comparison 3 months Split-scar comparison of half of the wound closed with buried subcuticular sutures and overlying adhesive strips and half the wound closed with buried subcuticular sutures alone.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of California-Davis, Department of Dermatology
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States
University of California-Davis, Department of Dermatology🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States