Comparison of Topical Skin Adhesive to Subcuticular Suture Closure of Implantable Port Incisions

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Port-A-Cath Placement, Octylcyanoacrylate

In brief

Hypothesis is that incision closure with octylcyanoacrylate is inferior to closure with stitches in Port a Cath patients, who, as a population, are at increased risk for complications. All adult patients who present for initial Port a Cath placement during the recruitment period will be eligible to participate in the study. Subjects will be randomized to either skin incision closure with standard stitches or closure with skin glue. Time to complete skin closure and costs of closure will be compared. Patients will be evaluated approximately one month and three months from the procedure to assess for complications of wound breakdown or infection, as well as for the appearance of the Port a Cath incision.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02212977

Run by

Duke University

People needed

109

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients (≥18 years) who present for initial implantable port placement during the recruitment period will be eligible to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who cannot provide informed consent for the procedure will be excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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