Suturing vs Biological Adhesive in Simple Lacerations of Hand

Hadassah Medical Organization200 enrolled

Overview

To assess the difference in clinical outcome between lacerations in the hand treated by sutures versus treated by tissue adhesive.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Lacerations

Interventions

suturing lacerationPROCEDURE

suturing simple lacerations of the hand

bioadhesivePROCEDURE

using bioadhesive on simple lacerations of the hand

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Any age * Hand laceration distal to the volar wrist crease. Exclusion Criteria: * Fracture , tendon, artery involvement, more than 8 hours from laceration to trx, * Immunosuppression * Anticoagulation therapy * Diabetes * Unable to achieve homeostasis in more than 15 minutes * Unwilling to participate in the study * Unable to participate in the follow up or bite of any kind.

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Wound appearance

Time frame: 3 Months

Secondary Outcomes

pain of treatment and time length of treatment

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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