Use of 5-0 Prolene Versus 5-0 Fast Absorbing Gut During Cutaneous Wound Closure

Wound Closure Techniques Clinical Trial

Official title: Use of 5-0 Prolene Versus 5-0 Fast Absorbing Gut During Cutaneous Wound Closure

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of 5-0 prolene during repair of linear cutaneous surgery wounds improves scar cosmesis compared to wound closure with 5-0 fast absorbing gut (both SOC).

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of 5-0 prolene during repair of linear cutaneous surgery wounds improves scar cosmesis compared to wound closure with 5-0 fast absorbing gut (both SOC). The investigators will use a split wound model, where half of the wound is treated with 5-0 prolene and the other half is repaired with 5-0 fast absorbing gut. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be measured via the physician observer scar assessment scale, a validated scar instrument (research procedure). The scar width and adverse events will be recorded. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Wound Closure Techniques
• Wounds and Injuries

• NCT number: NCT02991755
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of California, Davis
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2015
• Completion date: September 2019