Status:
UNKNOWN
Split Scar Study to Assess Cosmetic Outcome From Differing Suture Spacing
Lead Sponsor:
Silver Falls Dermatology
Collaborating Sponsors:
Samaritan Health Services
Conditions:
Suture, Complication
Wound
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators wish to determine how suture spacing (5 mm vs. 10 mm) affects cosmetic outcome and development of "train tracking" in wounds. Linear wounds with sutures spaced closer together may no...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients, at least 18 years of age, undergoing surgical excision of biopsy-proven skin cancers on the trunk or extremities at Silver Falls Dermatology \& Allergy outpatient clinic in Salem, Oregon. Patients with elliptical excisions with length greater than 4.0 centimeters were included.
Exclusion
- Patients with prior scars within 2.5cm of the proposed elliptical excision, failure to comply with wound care instructions or failure to follow up.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03284983
Start Date
July 1 2017
End Date
October 1 2017
Last Update
September 15 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Silver Falls Dermatology
Salem, Oregon, United States, 97302