NCT06485011

Comparison Of Outcome Of Wound Closure After Thyroid Surgery With And Without Platysma Suturing

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Comparison Of Outcome Of Wound Closure After Thyroid Surgery With And Without Platysma Suturing in terms of wound scar and pain.

Detailed description

This randomized controlled trail was conducted at Surgical Ward from January 2021 to July 2021. Materials and Methods Total 72 patients (indicated for thyroid surgery) who were fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients were divided randomly into two groups by using lottery method. In Group A patients wound closure was done without Platysma Suturing and in Group-B patients wound closure was done with Platysma Suturing. Pain assessment was done with the help of VAS after surgery (6, Hours, 24 hours, 48 hours). Scar assessment was carried out with the help of POSAS. All this information was noted by the researcher himself and noted on a well-designed questionnaire.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Paltysma suturing	platysma muscle was sutured in this group with vicryl
PROCEDURE	Without Platysma suturing	platysma muscle was not sutured in this group

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-07-01
• Completion: 2021-09-01
• First posted: 2024-07-03
• Last updated: 2024-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan