CompletedNot Applicable

Suturing Distance From the Wound Edge, 2 mm vs 5 mm

United States50 participantsStarted 2017-10-03

Plain-language summary

This study aims to investigate whether the spacing of the interrupted cutaneous sutures affects surgical wound cosmesis on the face and neck. In other words, the investigators would like to determine which of the following yields a more cosmetically appealing scar: many closely approximated sutures or fewer, more widely spaced sutures. The investigators wish to compare the effects of two versus five millimeter spacing between sutures.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Able to give informed consent themselves * Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the trunk and extremities with predicted primary closure * Willing to return for follow up visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Mentally handicapped * Unable to understand written and oral English * Incarceration * Under 18 years of age * Pregnant Women * Wounds with predicted closure length less than 4 cm

What they're measuring

Patient Posas Score

Timeframe: 3 months following procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03330041

SponsorUniversity of California, Davis

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-08-09

Results submitted2019-10-22

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