Facial Lacerations Repaired With Dermabond Compared With Dermabond With Underlying Steristrips in Pediatric Patients

University of Texas at Austin120 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to compare cosmetic outcomes of simple facial lacerations in children repaired with Dermabond (skin glue) compared with Dermabond (skin glue) with underlying steristrips (skin adhesive strips).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Facial Laceration

Interventions

Dermabond and steristripsPROCEDURE

Laceration repaired with Dermabond with underlying steristrips

DermabondPROCEDURE

Laceration repaired with Dermabond

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≤17 years old * Presents with simple, linear facial laceration requiring repair * English or Spanish speaking parents or guardians Exclusion Criteria: * Laceration to lips, nose, ear, eyelids, eyebrows * Laceration requiring multi-layer closure * Laceration requiring sub-specialty care * Laceration that has previously been repaired * Animal/human bites * Lacerations \>5cm in length * Allergy to adhesive

Locations (1)

Dell Children's Hospital

Austin, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cosmesis

cosmetic scar outcome; photo will be taken of scar at 2 months and graded using a visual analog scale (VAS) by blinded reviewers. The VAS is a 0-100mm standardized scale where 0mm represents the "worst scar" and 100mm represents the "best scar" and reviewers will place a marking along the line of where they feel the scar belongs.

Time frame: 2 months after repair

Secondary Outcomes

Time to repair laceration

A stopwatch will be used to time how long it takes the physician to repair the wound

Time frame: Day 0 (physician will complete just after the repair)

Ease of repair of laceration

Physicians will complete a VAS (visual analog scale) on how easy the laceration was to repair. The VAS is a 0-100mm scale where 0 will represent "very easy" and 100mm will represent "very difficult" to repair and the physician will mark along the scale.

Time frame: Day 0 (physician will complete just after the repair)

Type of analgesia & sedation required

Physician will write down what types of analgesia they used and whether or not sedation was used after the repair is complete

Time frame: Day 0 (physician will complete just after the repair)

Wound dehiscence

Families will get a phone call at 1 week to discuss if this has occurred. The electronic medical record will also be reviewed.

Time frame: 1 week

Wound infection

Families will get a phone call at 1 week to discuss if this has occurred. The electronic medical record will also be reviewed.

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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