Sponsor study identifier
interventional
96
1 country
2
Study Start
September 26, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 1, 2028
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Study Completion
January 31, 2029
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This will be a prospective, randomized controlled trial assessing noninferiority of Vicryl Rapide compared to nonabsorbable suture. The study will be conducted in the Community Regional Medical Center emergency department (ED). The aim of this study, then, is to prospectively determine if 3-month cosmesis for traumatic laceration repair of trunk/extremity lacerations in adult patients with Vicryl Rapide is noninferior to nonabsorbable suture.
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January 31, 2029
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August 12, 2019
Actual (reported)August 14, 2019
Actual (reported)September 26, 2019
Actual (reported)September 1, 2028
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January 31, 2029
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The two treatments will be compared by a noninferiority test
For sample size determination, based on a previous study, we expected that the standard deviation (SD) for cosmesis scores would be 15 mm.10 With the minimum clinically important cosmetic difference of 12-mm, and assuming an alpha value of 0.05 and statistical power of 90%, we estimated that we would need 46 subjects in each group for a total of 96 patients (assuming a dropout rate of 40%), to detect this 12-mm difference in the groups' mean cosmesis scores.
3-Month
Percentage of patients needing further treatment
30-days
Wound repaired with Vicryl Rapide absorbable suture
Wound repaired with traditional nonabsorbable suture
In general, most laceration repair has been done with sutures on the surface of the skin that do not break down and fall off on their own, so after enough days have passed for the laceration to heal properly, the patient needs to return to the ED to have the sutures removed by cutting them off. These sutures are called "nonabsorbable". Some newer sutures have been designed to slowly dissolve on their own and fall out over several days. These are called "absorbable" sutures. You do not normally need to return to the ED for removal as these should slowly dissolve and fall out on their own.
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Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, California, 93721, United States
Community Regional Trauma and Burn Center
Fresno, California, 93721, United States
Karounis H, Gouin S, Eisman H, Chalut D, Pelletier H, Williams B. A randomized, controlled trial comparing long-term cosmetic outcomes of traumatic pediatric lacerations repaired with absorbable plain gut versus nonabsorbable nylon sutures. Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Jul;11(7):730-5. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2003.12.029.
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Brian Chinnock, MD
University of California, San Francisco
First Submitted
August 12, 2019
First Posted
August 14, 2019
Study Start
September 26, 2019
Actual (reported)Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
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Lundblad R, Simensen HV, Wiig JN, Niels Gruner OP. [Skin closure. A prospective randomized study]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1989 Apr 30;109(12):1307-9. Norwegian.
Murphy PG, Tadros E, Cross S, Hehir D, Burke PE, Kent P, Sheehan SJ, Colgan MP, Moore DJ, Shanik GD. Skin closure and the incidence of groin wound infection: a prospective study. Ann Vasc Surg. 1995 Sep;9(5):480-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02143863.
Holger JS, Wandersee SC, Hale DB. Cosmetic outcomes of facial lacerations repaired with tissue-adhesive, absorbable, and nonabsorbable sutures. Am J Emerg Med. 2004 Jul;22(4):254-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.009.
Luck RP, Flood R, Eyal D, Saludades J, Hayes C, Gaughan J. Cosmetic outcomes of absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures in pediatric facial lacerations. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Mar;24(3):137-42. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181666f87.
Luck R, Tredway T, Gerard J, Eyal D, Krug L, Flood R. Comparison of cosmetic outcomes of absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures in pediatric facial lacerations. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Jun;29(6):691-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182948f26.
Tejani C, Sivitz AB, Rosen MD, Nakanishi AK, Flood RG, Clott MA, Saccone PG, Luck RP. A comparison of cosmetic outcomes of lacerations on the extremities and trunk using absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jun;21(6):637-43. doi: 10.1111/acem.12387.
Quinn JV, Drzewiecki AE, Stiell IG, Elmslie TJ. Appearance scales to measure cosmetic outcomes of healed lacerations. Am J Emerg Med. 1995 Mar;13(2):229-31. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90100-0.
Quinn JV, Wells GA. An assessment of clinical wound evaluation scales. Acad Emerg Med. 1998 Jun;5(6):583-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02465.x.
Singer AJ. Clinical wound evaluation scales. Acad Emerg Med. 1998 Jun;5(6):564-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02461.x. No abstract available.
Primary Completion
September 1, 2028
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Study Completion
January 31, 2029
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Last Updated
February 28, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-02
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