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Dermabond vs. Sutures for Drooping Eyebrows

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Research Sponsored by Cody Blanchard

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial compares two methods of skin closure after brow surgery to see if one provides better results than the other.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 who are having surgery to fix drooping eyebrows (brow ptosis) at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. They must be able to come back for follow-ups, give informed consent, speak English well enough for scar assessments, and be healthy enough for office visits.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares Dermabond (a skin adhesive) with traditional non-absorbable stitches in healing surgical wounds after brow lift surgeries. It looks at how well wounds heal, what scars look like afterward, and any complications using surveys and scar analysis.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects may include allergic reactions to Dermabond or issues related to wound healing such as infection or less-than-ideal scarring compared to conventional sutures.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Complication Rates

Scar Appearance

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Active Comparator: DermabondExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The surgical wound over one eyebrow will be closed with Dermabond.

Group II: Active Comparator: Non-Absorbable SuturesActive Control1 Intervention

The surgical wound over one eyebrow will be closed with non-absorbable sutures.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Dermabond

2016

N/A

~920

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Cody BlanchardLead Sponsor

Peter Timoney, MDStudy DirectorUniversity of Kentucky

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this research project include participants aged fifty and above?

"According to the study's inclusion criteria, eligible participants must range in age from 18 to 100 years old."

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Are there any vacancies for individuals seeking participation in this experiment?

"Indeed, the information on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this experiment is actively recruiting individuals. The trial was initially advertised on August 15th 2023 and has since been modified as of September 13th 2023. Approximately 60 guinea pigs need to be recruited from a single location."

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To whom is enrollment in this medical experiment open?

"This study is looking for 60 volunteers who have had a surgical wound and are between 18 to 100 years old. To qualify, applicants should meet the following requirements: undergoing bilateral direct excision brow lift at University of Kentucky Medical Center, aged over 18, having good health reflective of general population in Kentucky capable enough for office visits, able to keep up with follow-ups as specified, giving voluntary consent after informed decision making process and proficiently speaking English language so they can understand scar assessment scales."

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How many contributors are there to this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research is currently enrolling participants. It was first posted on August 15th 2023 and updated lastly on September 13th 23rd of the same year; it requires 60 people from a single medical institution for completion."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

An Analysis of Dermabond vs. Non-Absorbable Sutures in Skin Closure for Brow Ptosis Procedures

Cody Blanchard 2023. "An Analysis of Dermabond vs. Non-Absorbable Sutures in Skin Closure for Brow Ptosis Procedures". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05981443.