CompletedNot Applicable

Aesthetic Outcome of Running Cuticular Suture Distance (2mm vs 5mm)

United States50 participantsStarted 2019-11-20

Plain-language summary

It is standard teaching that the top layer of sutures should be placed 3-5mm from the wound edge. However, there is lack of data regarding the most optimal placement of sutures from the wound edge for the best cosmetic outcome. The research team wish to determine if sutures placed closer to the wound edge (2mm) or farther from the wound edge (5mm) makes a difference in the cosmetic outcome of the scar.

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 head and neck with predicted primary closure * Willing to return for follow up visit Exclusion Criteria: * Mentally handicapped * Incarceration * Under 18 years of age * Pregnant Women * Wounds with predicted closure length less than 3 cm

What they're measuring

The score of two blinded reviewers using the patient observer scar assessment score

Timeframe: 3-12 months

The mean scar width using the trace-to-tape method at the assessment visit

Timeframe: 3-12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04870008

SponsorUniversity of California, Davis

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-11-20

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