A Comparison of Monosyn and Monocryl Sutures in Surgical Wounds

Completed

Conditions studied: Wounds

In brief

To better understand surgeon preference when using synthetic, absorbable, monofilament suture by comparing two similar appearing FDA-approved sutures, Monosyn (Aesculap) and Monocryl (Ethicon).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00731913

Run by

Tufts Medical Center

People needed

48

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Specific eligibility requirements included surgical defects that are linear, without curvature, 3.0 cm in length or greater and extending into the subcutis or fascia.
• All surgical defects were required to be closed primarily (that is without flaps or grafts) and had equal skin integrity on both halves of their surgical defects.
• All subjects were capable of providing written informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide written informed consent

Where it is running

• Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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