NCT02744950

Comparison of Scar Results and Time for Closures of Scalp Defects Via Pulley Sutures or Layered Repairs

A Prospective, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Pulley Closures Compared to Intermediate or Complex Closures for Reconstruction of Scalp Surgical Defects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Surgical defects on the scalp require closure via various techniques of suture placement. A traditional technique requires both dermal (deep) and epidermal (superficial) placement of sutures to close the defect; this is referred to as intermediate or complex linear repair. However, the scalp is a location with high tension, and thus the closures take an hour or longer to perform. A type of suture placement referred to as the "pulley stitch" requires placement of a few stitches along the defect. The pulley stitch can be used in areas of high tension to close a large defect. The purpose of this study is to compare the scar results and time taken to perform scalp closures via only pulley stitches or via intermediate/complex linear repairs. To my knowledge, no such study has been performed to compare the two techniques. Such a study would be useful in demonstrating comparable scar appearance and reduce the time to perform scalp closures.

Conditions

• Scar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Pulley stitches
PROCEDURE	Intermediate Repair

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2016-04-20
• Last updated: 2016-04-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States