Comparison of Scar Results and Time for Closures of Scalp Defects Via Pulley Sutures or Layered Repairs
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Conditions studied: Scar
In brief
Surgical defects on the scalp require closure via various techniques of suture placement. A traditional technique requires both dermal (deep) and epidermal (superficial) placement of sutures to close the defect; this is referred to as intermediate or complex linear repair. However, the scalp is a location with high tension, and thus the closures take an hour or longer to perform. A type of suture placement referred to as the "pulley stitch" requires placement of a few stitches along the defect. The pulley stitch can be used in areas of high tension to close a large defect. The purpose of this study is to compare the scar results and time taken to perform scalp closures via only pulley stitches or via intermediate/complex linear repairs. To my knowledge, no such study has been performed to compare the two techniques. Such a study would be useful in demonstrating comparable scar appearance and reduce the time to perform scalp closures.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02744950
- Run by
- Henry Ford Health System
- People needed
- 21
- Starts
- 2013-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-04-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age greater than 18 years
- Ability to understand risks, benefits, and alternatives to the study and to be able to give an informed consent
- Lesions such as skin cancer or benign lesions on the scalp amenable to surgical excision or to MOHS surgical technique
- Frontal scalp defects defined as frontal hair line to crown of scalp
- Scalp defect size of 2cm - 8 cm
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who tend to form keloids or hypertrophic scars
- Patients with a history of scleroderma or morphea
- Pregnant or breast-feeding females
- Patients whose surgical defects require flap closures
Where it is running
- Henry Ford Health System- Dermatology — Detroit, Michigan, United States
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