Status:
RECRUITING
Vicryl Rapide Versus Nonabsorbable Suture
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
Central California Faculty Medical Group
Conditions:
Traumatic Lacerations
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This will be a prospective, randomized controlled trial assessing noninferiority of Vicryl Rapide compared to nonabsorbable suture. The study will be conducted in the Community Regional Medical Center...
Detailed Description
Study flyers will be posted in all doc boxes to ensure all ED personnel is aware of ongoing studies. Initial ED history and physical examination (standard procedure). Provider identifies patient who i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient 18-years or older
- single laceration on trunk or extremity requiring suture closure
- laceration length \> 2-cm
- wound to be closed with simple interrupted sutures
Exclusion
- High infection potential
- Must have one of the following:
- puncture wound
- -highly contaminated
- devitalized tissue requiring sharp debridement
- -bite wounds
- -\> 24-hours-old
- Low likelihood of good cosmesis
- Must have one of the following:
- dehisced wound from previous wound closure
- -wound
- -crush wound
- -soft tissue deficit limiting complete apposition of wound edges
- -significant overlying macerated/abraded tissue
- Underlying tendon or cartilage involvement
- Wound greater than 10 cm in length
- Significant wound healing problems
- Must have one of the following:
- keloid formers
- chronic steroid use
- other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ -Inability to give written consent
- Must have one of the following:
- non-English or non-Spanish speaker
- altered mental status
- incarcerated patient
- No telephone number or unlikely to return for 3-month follow-up
- Must have one of the following:
- homeless
- psychiatric patient,
- nursing home patient,
- other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- More than one laceration needing suture repair on trunk or extremity (i.e. appropriate to proceed if second laceration is to face/neck)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 26 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 31 2029
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04056013
Start Date
September 26 2019
End Date
January 31 2029
Last Update
February 28 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, California, United States, 93721
2
Community Regional Trauma and Burn Center
Fresno, California, United States, 93721