Status:
COMPLETED
Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Skin Incisions
Lead Sponsor:
St. Paul's Hospital, Canada
Conditions:
Wound Complication
Surgical Wound Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this research project is to compare electrocautery to scalpel for laparotomy skin incisions, with the following objectives: 1. To investigate whether electrocautery produces a cosmetically...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients over 19 years old
- bowel resection surgery
- incision is 3cm or larger
Exclusion
- Diagnosed with a connective tissue disease (e.g. Systemic lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, Marfan syndrome, Ehler's Danlos, etc.)
- The site of planned surgery has a previous surgical scar.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01496404
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
July 22 2014
Active Locations (1)
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St Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6