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Skin Incision Adhesive in Pediatrics

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Wounds
Interventions
Device: Surgiseal
Registration Number
NCT01514396
Lead Sponsor
Medline Industries
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of on-label use of Surgiseal™ Tissue Adhesive, a cyanoacrylate-based Surgical Topical Skin Tissue Adhesive in wound closure of the topical skin in children presenting in the Emergency Department (ED).

Detailed Description

Subjects had SurgiSeal™ applied to their topical skin incisions in the ED. Subjects' wounds were evaluated for bleeding and closure of the incision/wound before patient discharge and 48 hours after the procedure. Further follow up wound closure evaluations were conducted via telephone interview at 5-10 days and 14 days after the ED visit.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • Between the ages of 5 and 18 years of age, inclusive
  • Candidate for use of a topical surgical skin adhesive
  • Informed consent by a parental guardian
Exclusion Criteria
  • A wound with evidence of active infection or gangrene or wounds of decubitus etiology
  • Mucosal surfaces or across mucocutaneous junctions or skin that might be exposed to body fluids or dense natural hair
  • Subjects with known hypersensitivity to cyanoacrylate or formaldehyde

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Surgical GlueSurgisealSurgiseal
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Wound Closurebaseline to 14 days

wound closure measured baseline to 14 days

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse Events Related to Wound Closure14 days

Adverse events reported

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Akron Children's Hospital Emergency Department

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Akron, Ohio, United States

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