Absorbable Suture Versus Tissue Glue to Repair Defects Following Mohs Surgery

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Conditions studied: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

In brief

The purpose of the study is to look at which nonpermanent superficial closure method, cyanoacrylate tissue glue or fast absorbing gut suture, leads to a better cosmetic and functional outcome in repairs of facial wounds after Mohs surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01298167

Run by

Yale University

People needed

14

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-11-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The subject is willing and able to give informed consent.
• The subject is willing and able to participate in the study as an outpatient and is willing to comply with study requirements.
• The subject is 18 years of age or older.
• The subject has a diagnosis of a non-melanoma skin cancer on the face requiring Mohs micrographic surgery.
• The subjects also has a final wound length of 3cm or greater.
• The subject is able to abide by the protocol of standard postoperative care and is able to attend standard post-operative visits at 3 months after the surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• The subject is on systemic immunosuppressants and/or is an organ transplant recipients.
• The subject has reported or suspected hypersensitivity to cyanoacrylate or fast absorbing gut suture.
• The subject has a dermatologic disease in the target site that may interfere with examination.

Where it is running

• Yale Dermatologic Surgery — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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