Status:
COMPLETED
Cosmetic Outcomes of Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Sutures in Pediatric Facial Lacerations
Lead Sponsor:
Temple University
Conditions:
Lacerations
Wounds
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Our research hypothesis in this study is that there is no difference in long-term cosmetic outcomes between absorbable sutures and non-absorbable sutures in the repair of pediatric facial lacerations.
Detailed Description
The standard method of repair for facial lacerations is to close such wounds with non-absorbable sutures. Recently, topical skin adhesives such as n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and 2-octyl cyanoacrylate hav...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clean. minimally contaminated facial lacerations, between 1-5 cms long, less than 8 hours old, not caused by animal bites, not needing plastic surgery repair
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Bleeding
- Renal
- Endocrine problems
- Dirty wounds
- Irregular wounds
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
74 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00681070
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
February 10 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
2
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19130