NCT00292513

Clinical Trial Comparing Tissue Adhesive Vs. Absorbable Suture Vs. Non-Absorbable Suture

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Tissue Adhesive (2-Octylcyanoacrylate) Vs. Absorbable Suture Vs. Non-Absorbable Suture for the Closure of Low Tension Facial and Neck Wounds in Children and Adolescents

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Standard suture is superior to both tissue adhesive (2-octyl cyanoacrylate) and absorbable sutures with respect to cosmetic outcome of, complication rate of and parental satisfaction with the closure of low tension facial, neck and shoulder, wounds in children and adolescents

Conditions

• Cyst of Face, Neck or Shoulder
• Pilomatrixoma of Face, Neck or Shoulder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	standard suture (5-0 prolene), topical skin adhesive (dermabond), absorbable suture (5-0 Chromic gut)

Timeline

• First posted: 2006-02-16
• Last updated: 2006-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States