Subcuticular Suture Versus Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision

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Completed

• Conditions: Goiter; Thyroid Neoplasms; Parathyroid Pathologies
• Interventions: Device: Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond); Device: Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn)

• Registration Number: NCT00754182
• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare aesthetic results of two different type of sutures (subcuticular versus synthetic glue) in post-thyroidectomy incisions. It is a randomized clinical trial (single blinded) designed as a superiority study, since in the authors' hypotheses glue can give better results compared with subcuticular suture in this particular district. Secondary objective is to investigate if other factors (like the use of cold/warm blade, the sex, the presence of diabetes, the lenght of incision) can influence aesthetic results.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-16
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-17
• Status Verified: 2009-03
• Primary Completion: 2010-05
• Study Completion: 2010-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2010-05-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy

Exclusion Criteria

• Former neck operations with external incisions
• Post-operative bleeding
• Cervical nodes involvement (with the necessity of widened incisions)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond)	Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy sutured with synthetic glue
B	Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn)	Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy sutured with subcuticular suture

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scar evaluation scale for short term esthetic results (Hollander, J. E., Singer, A. J., Valentine, S., and Henry, M. C. Wound registry: Development and validation. Ann. Emerg. Med. 25: 675, 1995.)	10 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scar Evaluation Scale (by Adam J. Singer, M.D. et al. "Development and Validation of a Novel Scar Evaluation Scale" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ,December 2007 Volume 120, Number 7 ,1892-1897)	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Policlinico di Modena; 🇮🇹 Modena, Italy