Status:
UNKNOWN
Optimal Suture Choice for Improved Scar Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Dallas VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Cicatrix
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Certain parts of the body, such as the chest, back, and shoulders, are notorious for producing cosmetically poor scars after cutaneous surgery. While very little research has been done to understand t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients requiring excision of a lesion on chest, back, or shoulders
Exclusion
- History of ionizing radiation
- History of keloid or hypertrophic scarring
- History of or current internal malignancy
- History of bleeding disorder
- History of collagen or elastin disorder
- Current use of immunosuppressive medications
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00938691
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
July 14 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Dallas VA Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216