NCT00754182

Subcuticular Suture Versus Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision

Comparison of Esthetic Results Between Subcuticular Suture and Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision: a RCT

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare aesthetic results of two different type of sutures (subcuticular versus synthetic glue) in post-thyroidectomy incisions. It is a randomized clinical trial (single blinded) designed as a superiority study, since in the authors' hypotheses glue can give better results compared with subcuticular suture in this particular district. Secondary objective is to investigate if other factors (like the use of cold/warm blade, the sex, the presence of diabetes, the lenght of incision) can influence aesthetic results.

Conditions

• Goiter
• Thyroid Neoplasms
• Parathyroid Pathologies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond)	Synthetic glue for surgical use (skin closure)
DEVICE	Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn)	Every stitch is positioned in the subcuticular tissue by a continuous technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-05-01
• Completion: 2010-05-01
• First posted: 2008-09-17
• Last updated: 2010-05-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy