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Pinch Grafting Versus Second Intention Wound Healing for Mohs Micrographic Surgery Defects on the Scalp
Led by University of California, Davis · Updated on 2025-09-18
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
139 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Oftentimes, following surgery on the scalp, wounds are left to heal by themselves. This is called "second intention." Open wounds left to heal on the scalp often take 8 weeks or more to completely heal. The investigators are investigating how second intention closure compares to another established reconstruction technique, called "pinch graft." In the pinch graft technique, a dermatological surgeon numbs and then shaves off a thin piece of skin (usually from the groin area) and places it in the wound bed it (also known as "grafting"), to encourage growth of new healthy skin. This study will compare time-to-healing in the second intention method versus the pinch graft method.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pinch Grafting Versus Second Intention Wound Healing for Mohs Micrographic Surgery Defects on the Scalp
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 scalp with predicted second intention closure
- Willing to return for follow up visit
- Active user of MyChart
- Willing to send weekly messages until wound is healed
You will not qualify if you...
- Incarceration
- Under 18 years of age
- Pregnant women
- Unable to understand written and oral English
- Scalp wounds with planned primary repair reconstruction
- Surgical defects with bone exposure
- No MyChart access or use
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of California, Davis - Dermatology Department
Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
John Robb, BS, BA
CONTACT
K
Keemberly Kim, MD
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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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