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Suture removal timing for Scarring

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Research Sponsored by DermSurgery Associates
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 2 months
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether it makes a difference to wait one week or two weeks to remove stitches after a skin cancer is removed.

Eligible Conditions
  • Scarring
  • Suture Complications
  • Surgery

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Scar Cosmesis Assessment and Rating scale (SCAR) score
Secondary outcome measures
Patient preference for 1 vs 2 week suture removal.
Patient scar satisfaction
Presence of suture tracks
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Suture removal at 2 weeksExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Cutaneous nylon suture removal of half of the split-scar at two weeks.
Group II: Suture removal at 1 weekExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Cutaneous nylon suture removal of half of the split-scar at one week.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

DermSurgery AssociatesLead Sponsor
Leonard H Goldberg, MDStudy DirectorDermSurgery Associates

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many volunteers are enrolled in this investigation?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is in the process of participant recruitment and was first published on February 24th 2022; it has since been updated at least once more. The research team requires 68 participants from a single medical facility."

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Is this research endeavor currently welcoming participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research study is currently enrolling new participants and was posted on February 24th 2022 with a most recent update of the same date."

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Recent research and studies
Archives of Dermatological ResearchJournal
5-0 Polypropylene Versus 5-0 Fast Absorbing Plain Gut for Cutaneous Wound Closure: A Randomized Evaluator Blind Trial
Eisen, Daniel Brian, Anne Rang Zhuang, Aliza Hasan, Victoria Rose Sharon, Heejung Bang, and Milene Kennedy Crispin. 2019. “5-0 Polypropylene Versus 5-0 Fast Absorbing Plain Gut for Cutaneous Wound Closure: A Randomized Evaluator Blind Trial”. Archives of Dermatological Research. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s00403-019-02009-5.
European Surgical ResearchJournal
Simple Interrupted Percutaneous Suture Versus Intradermal Running Suture for Wound Tensile Strength Measurement in Rats: A Technical Note
Gál, P., T. Toporcer, B. Vidinský, R. Hudák, J. Živčák, and J. Sabo. 2009. “Simple Interrupted Percutaneous Suture Versus Intradermal Running Suture for Wound Tensile Strength Measurement in Rats: A Technical Note”. European Surgical Research. S. Karger AG. doi:10.1159/000219214.
Dermatologic SurgeryJournal
Sutures, Needles, and Tissue Adhesives
Yag-Howard, Cyndi. 2014. “Sutures, Needles, and Tissue Adhesives”. Dermatologic Surgery. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/01.dss.0000452738.23278.2d.
Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyJournal
Dermal Suture Only Versus Layered Closure: A Randomized, Split Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Joo, Jayne S., Anne R. Zhuang, Catherine Tchanque-Fossuo, Danielle Tartar, April W. Armstrong, Tom H. King, Raja K. Sivamani, and Daniel B. Eisen. 2019. “Dermal Suture Only Versus Layered Closure: A Randomized, Split Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial”. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.040.
~22 spots leftby Apr 2025
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