Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Skin Incisions

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this research project is to compare electrocautery to scalpel for laparotomy skin incisions, with the following objectives:

1. To investigate whether electrocautery produces a cosmetically inferior surgical scar.

2. To compare the rates of wound infection with each technique.

3. To determine if electrocautery results in less postoperative pain. Our null hypothesis is that electrocautery is equivalent to scalpel for creating skin incisions; with respect to wound cosmesis, wound infection rate, and post-operative pain.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01496404
Study type	Interventional
Source	St. Paul's Hospital, Canada
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	January 2012
Completion date	August 2013

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