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SutureSafe dressings for Scarring

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Waitlist Available
Led By Nick Carr, B.Sc. MD
Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia
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 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post operative
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Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect SutureSafe dressings have on reducing scarring from an incision following an elective abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedure. The scar will be evaluated using subjective clinical assessment criteria. Each participant in the study will serve as a control and experiential study, since have of the incision will be treated with the gold standard of care and the other half with SutureSafe dressings.

Eligible Conditions
  • Scarring

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months, 6 months and 1 year post operative
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post operative for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change between usual standard of care and experimental dressings at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year, assessed using the Vancouver Scar Score

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: SutureSafe dressingsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
SutureSafe dressing are designed to apply a constant gentle inward pressure on the incision to reduce separating tension on newly formed incisions, stabilizing the healing environment.
Group II: Gold standard of careActive Control1 Intervention
The usual gold standard of wound treatment to prevent scarring is to cover the incision with a self adhesive gauze type dressing (Mepore) covered by paper tape.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor
1,418 Previous Clinical Trials
2,467,078 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Scarring
341 Patients Enrolled for Scarring
Nick Carr, B.Sc. MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of British Columbia
Baillie L Redfern, B.Sc., M.ScStudy DirectorThe University of British Columbia

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
A Randomized Split Scar Study of Suture Safe Treatment of Surgical Wounds to Minimize Scaring
2016. "A Randomized Split Scar Study of Suture Safe Treatment of Surgical Wounds to Minimize Scaring". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02620475.
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