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Aesthetic Outcome of Intra-dermal Versus Transcutaneous Purse-string Closure
Sponsor: University of California, Davis
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intra-dermal versus transcutaneous purse-string closures have similar scar cosmesis and post-operative complications. The investigators will use a split wound model, where half of the wound will be closed with intra-dermal purse-string sutures and the other half will be closed with a transcutaneous purse-string sutures. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be evaluated via the patient observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), a validated scar instrument, as well as the trace-to-tape method, an objective outcome measure for linear postoperative scars. Any adverse events will also be recorded.
Official title: Aesthetic Outcome of Intra-dermal Versus Transcutaneous Purse-string Closure: a Randomized Evaluator-blinded Split-wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
73
Start Date
2025-10-14
Completion Date
2027-01-01
Last Updated
2026-01-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Intra-dermal purse-string closure
Sutures are placed below the skin surface around a circular surgical wound, and the ends are cinched together like a coin purse.
Transcutaneous purse-string closure
Sutures are placed through the skin surface around a circular surgical wound, and cinched together like a coin purse.
Locations (1)
University of California, Davis - Dermatology Department
Sacramento, California, United States