This is a prospective, single-blinded, two-arm, randomized, parallel, pragmatic, effectiveness trial that will enroll patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in order to evaluate the efficacy of using Medipore tape to improve cosmetic wound healing and scaring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Control group subjects will receive the standard post-operative skin care which are steri-strips covered with gauze, and this will be removed at the first visit. No additional skin dressings will be used in the control group.
* One layer of Medipore tape will be placed across the incision. * Patients will be instructed on how to change the tape, and will be encouraged to change the tape as often as once per week for hygiene. When patients return to the office for their regularly scheduled visit, the Medipore tape will be changed and a picture of the scar will be taken.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States
Change in patients' own appraisal of their scar assessed quantitatively by change in Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Score
Time frame: 6 Months
Quantitative Assessment of Scar using Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS)
Time frame: 6 Months
Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Quantitative assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 6 Months
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