Comparison of thyroidectomy scar management protocol
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- KCT0005338
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea University Anam Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria were (1) any patients greater than or equal to the age of 18 who undergoing elective surgery for thyroid or parathyroid surgery via conventional collar neck incision, and (2) patients who wrote informed consent provided for surgery and trial inclusion.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who had (1) prior neck surgery, (2) concomitant neck dissection, or (3) previous history of hypertrophic or keloid scarring were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the sum of the POSAS 6 months after operation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the scar width at the mid-point and at the point where the widest scar was formed.