Shave biopsies are often uncomfortable during the healing process. This is a preliminary study to determine if patients and clinicians prefer using PolyMem formulating dressings on shave biopsy sites compared to the current standard of practice, which is antibiotic ointment covered with a band-aid type dressing.
Only individuals who require 2 shave biopsies on the same treatment day will be entered in the study. Each participant serves as their own control.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Shapes by PolyMem dressing on one site compared to antibiotic ointment covered with band-aid type dressing on second site
Shapes by PolyMem Silver dressing on one site compared to antibiotic ointment covered with band-aid type dressing on second site
Shapes by PolyMem dressing on one site. Shapes by PolyMem Silver dressing on other site.
Chicago Skin Clinic
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Preference by both clinician and consumer of dressing choice in managing shave biopsy sites.
Time frame: At completion of protocol
Evaluations and comparisons by both treating physician and blinded physician of each site for differences in inflammation, signs of possible infection, reepithelialization and cosmetic appearance
Time frame: At completion of protocol
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