A Comparison Of The 3M TM S Surgical Skin Closure System To The Standard Vicryl Suture Closure of Sternotomy Incisions During Cardiac Surgery

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Wound Infection

In brief

Following closure of surgical incisions, wounds may develop redness, swelling, and drainage which may result in increased pain and infection. This study will test to hypothesis that using the 3M TM S Surgical Skin Closure System will reduce the incidence of pain, redness, swelling, and infections in a group of patients undergoing a mediastinotomy incision used for open heart surgical procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00576745

Run by

American Heart Association

People needed

36

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing mediastinotomy for cardiac surgical procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with:
• Allergies to skin adhesives
• Known keloid formation
• Prior sternotomies
• Conditions making them not candidates for vicryl skin closure

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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