Surgical Wound Clinical Trial
Official title:
Incision Closure for Orthopedic Procedures
Closure of surgical incisions in orthopedic procedures contributes to patient postoperative pain and risk of complication. As the focus on improving orthopedic surgery outcomes shifts to best practices in postoperative pain management, it is important to consider suture types and techniques. This study specifically would focus on comparing different suture types and techniques and their efficacy. This will be a randomized controlled trial comparing currently used, standard of care suture types and currently used, standard of care suture techniques to identify differences, if any exist, in postoperative pain scores and wound healing as assessed by exam and postoperative patient surveys. Patients will be identified by the Emory Upper Extremity/Hand Surgeons as they are identified as a candidate for surgery. Participants will then be informed of the study and spoken to about the specifics of the study. The research team will consent and recruit patients either in The Emory Clinic or in the preoperative area prior to surgery. All surgical operations will take place at the ambulatory surgical center in The Emory Clinic or at the Emory University Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital. Patients will not be compensated for participation in this study. No specimens/data/samples will be collected and stored for later use, and there are no optional substudies. This proposed study will address the lack of published literature regarding the suture technique in hand and wrist surgery in particular. Combined with examining various suture materials, the proposal has the potential to provide a valuable and actionable base of knowledge to the current body of literature.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 750 |
Est. completion date | December 2026 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2026 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 99 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - All patients undergoing surgery for upper extremity injury (finger, hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder) - Patients aged 18 to 99-years-old who are willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Adults unable to give consent - Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) - Pregnant women - Prisoners |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Emory Executive Park | Atlanta | Georgia |
United States | Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center | Atlanta | Georgia |
United States | Emory Orthopedic and Spine Hospital | Atlanta | Georgia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Emory University |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in participant's pain score | Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires to evaluate their pain at each follow-up visit. The Visual Analog Scale will be the subjective measurement to evaluate changes in pain scores, with values ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (very severe pain). A higher score indicates worse pain. | Post-operative follow-up up to 3 months |
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