An evaluation of different suturing techniques using V-Loc180 in subcutaneous suture: Continuous vertical suture or Continuous horizontal suture ?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients who will receive a bilaterally symmetrical cut wound longer than or equal to 20 cm long on the trunk.
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011307
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 31
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with past traumatic injury at the suture site 2) Patients with an active bacterial or fungal infection 3) Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (HbA1C>8.0) 4) Patients with psychiatric disorders or symptoms and for whom it is judged difficult to participate in the trial 5) Patients who are allergic to nickel chrome 6) Patients who are otherwise judged unsuitable to participate in the trial by the investigator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VSS (Vancouver Scar Scale)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) POSAS (The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale) 2) Operating time 3) Time needed to complete suturing 4) Length and number of suture threads used for suturing 5) Complications 6) Malfunctions