At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Age 18 years or older
- ✓Able to provide informed consent
- ✓Scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on trunk or extremities with planned primary closure
- ✓Predicted closure length ≥4 cm
- ✕Pregnancy
- ✕Unable to understand written and oral English
- ✕Incarceration
- ✕Predicted wound closure length <4 cm
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Interrupted Subdermal Suture Spacing During Linear Wound Closures and the Effect on Wound Cosmesis: a Randomized Evaluator Blinded Split Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Vicryl absorbable suture for Interrupted Subdermal Suture. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study aims to investigate whether the spacing of the interrupted deep (subdermal) sutures affects surgical wound cosmesis on the trunk and extremities. In other words, the investigator would like to determine which of the following yields a more cosmetically appealing scar: many closely approximated subdermal sutures or fewer, more widely spaced subdermal sutures. The investigator wishes to compare the effects of one versus two centimeter spacing between sutures.
Study Details
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Interventions
Vicryl absorbable suture is a synthetic sterile surgical suture made up of a copolymer