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Aesthetic Outcome of Intra-dermal Versus Transcutaneous Purse-string Closure
Led by University of California, Davis · Updated on 2026-01-29
73
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
63 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intra-dermal versus transcutaneous purse-string closures have similar scar cosmesis and post-operative complications. The investigators will use a split wound model, where half of the wound will be closed with intra-dermal purse-string sutures and the other half will be closed with a transcutaneous purse-string sutures. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be evaluated via the patient observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), a validated scar instrument, as well as the trace-to-tape method, an objective outcome measure for linear postoperative scars. Any adverse events will also be recorded.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Aesthetic Outcome of Intra-dermal Versus Transcutaneous Purse-string Closure
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to give informed consent themselves
- Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the head, neck, trunk, or extremities with predicted purse-string closure
- Willing to return for follow up visit
You will not qualify if you...
- Incarceration
- Under 18 years of age
- Pregnant Women
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of California, Davis - Dermatology Department
Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
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Research Team
S
Salsala Nasim, BS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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