CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of Emergency Suturing With Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Suture Material in a Pediatric Population

Switzerland550 participantsStarted 2016-05

Plain-language summary

The investigators recruit patients admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Geneva's University Hospital with open wounds needing suture. The patients are treated with absorbable versus non-absorbable suture material according to randomization. Outcomes are: 1. infection rate at the first follow-up (between 4 and 14 days, depending on the sutured site and defined by protocol) 2. scar appearance at a 6-months follow-up.

Who can participate

Age range1 Day – 16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient younger than 16 years of age with a wound requiring suture Exclusion Criteria: * Deep wounds with lesions of subcutaneous structures (tendons, nerves, etc.) * Wounds with tissue loss * Diabetic patients or patients treated with drugs potentially compromising cicatrization (e.g. steroids, immunosuppressors, etc.) * Wounds caused by animal or human bites * Sutures not performed in the emergency room * Heavily soiled wounds

What they're measuring

Short-term infection risk

Timeframe: 4 to 21 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02777346

SponsorPediatric Clinical Research Platform

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-02-06

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