Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00913445
Wound Healing After Emergency Appendicectomy
Wound Healing and Cosmetic Result After Emergency Appendicectomy in Adult Patients: a Prospective, Randomised Trial Comparing Two Methods of Wound Closure
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this trial is to compare two techniques of wound closure in open appendicectomies in adult patients: continuous, absorbable, intradermal suture and interrupted, non-absorbable sutures.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | appendicectomy | Wound healing after absorbable and nonabsorbable stitches are compared |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-05-01
- Completion
- 2010-05-01
- First posted
- 2009-06-04
- Last updated
- 2010-06-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Finland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00913445. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.