Suturing Distance From the Wound Edge, 2 mm vs 5 mm

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Conditions studied: Cutaneous Sutures and Scar Cosmesis

In brief

This study aims to investigate whether the spacing of the interrupted cutaneous sutures affects surgical wound cosmesis on the face and neck. In other words, the investigators would like to determine which of the following yields a more cosmetically appealing scar: many closely approximated sutures or fewer, more widely spaced sutures. The investigators wish to compare the effects of two versus five millimeter spacing between sutures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03330041

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

50

Starts

2017-10-03

Expected to finish

2018-08-09

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Able to give informed consent themselves
• Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the trunk and extremities with predicted primary closure
• Willing to return for follow up visit.

You may not qualify if…

• Mentally handicapped
• Unable to understand written and oral English
• Incarceration
• Under 18 years of age
• Pregnant Women
• Wounds with predicted closure length less than 4 cm

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis, Department of Dermatology — Sacramento, California, United States

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