Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT07127029
Effect of Petrolatum Coating on Fast-absorbing Gut Suture
Effect Of Petrolatum On Absorption of Fast Gut Suture In Vivo
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 14 (actual)
- Sponsor
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study is designed to evaluate the effect of using petrolatum to coat gut suture. This coating is commonly performed to make the suture more easy to handle; however, it was unknown if it affects the absorption rate of the suture. Two gut sutures were placed into the skin of 14 healthy volunteers and randomized between coated and uncoated with petrolatum. Participants self-reported the time to resorption. The study concluded that there was no significant effect to the application of petrolatum, and reinforced that the gut sutures are a natural product with some inherent variability to their absorption.
Conditions
- Suture
- Suture Dermatologic
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Suture Techniques
- Dermatology
- Closure Technique
- Absorbable, Coated Sutures
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Petrolatum coating of fast-absorbing gut suture | 6-0 fast absorbing gut suture was coated with sterile petrolatum and a single interrupted suture was placed into the skin of the deltoid |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-01-26
- Primary completion
- 2016-10-14
- Completion
- 2016-10-14
- First posted
- 2025-08-17
- Last updated
- 2025-08-17
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07127029. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.