Evaluation of Purse-String Closure Vs Second Intention

Wound Closure Techniques Clinical Trial

Official title:
Intradermal Purse-String Closure Vs Second Intention Healing

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To compare healing time, scar size, aesthetic outcome, and complication rates following second intention healing or purse string closure of surgical wounds on the trunk or extremities. This study, will allow surgeons to make informed decisions on whether purse string closure is superior to that of second intention healing and thus worth considering or inferior and not worth performing.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Wound Closure Techniques

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02062866
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of California, Davis
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 2013
Completion date	February 2015

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