Status:
COMPLETED
Wound Eversion Versus Planar Closure for Face or Neck Wounds
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Davis
Conditions:
Operative Wound
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether wound edge eversion, achieved by careful placement of dermal sutures, improves the cosmetic outcome of operative wounds closed on the head or neck.
Detailed Description
It has been established that as wounds heal, the resultant tissue remodeling results in wound contracture. Surgeons are taught that by everting wounds' edges with well-placed dermal sutures, there is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to give informed consent themselves
- Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure with predicted linear closure on the face or neck
- Willing to return for follow up visits
Exclusion
- Mentally handicapped
- Unable to understand written and oral English
- Incarceration
- Under 18 years of age
- Pregnant Women
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 13 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 25 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03302988
Start Date
October 13 2015
End Date
July 25 2017
Last Update
September 24 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of California, Davis, Department of Dermatology
Sacramento, California, United States, 95816