Adhesive Strips in Dermatologic Surgery: Is Cosmetic Appearance Improved?

N/ACompletedNCT01979497

University of California, Davis39 enrolled

Overview

To determine whether the addition of adhesive stripping to a wound closed with dermal sutures improves outcome of wound closure. We hypothesize that the combination of adhesive strips to a wound closed with dermal sutures does not add significant cosmetic improvement of the resultant scar.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Subjects Undergoing Surgical Procedure of the Skin

Interventions

Suture with Adhesive StrippingPROCEDURE

Suture without Adhesive StrippingPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Able to give informed consent themselves * Willing to return for follow up visit Exclusion Criteria: * Mentally handicapped * Unable to understand written and oral English * Unwilling to return for follow up * Wounds less than 3 cm in length * Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers 17 and under) * Pregnant women * Prisoners

Locations (1)

University of California-Davis, Department of Dermatology

Sacramento, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Split-Scar Comparison

Split-scar comparison of half of the wound closed with buried subcuticular sutures and overlying adhesive strips and half the wound closed with buried subcuticular sutures alone.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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