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NCT Number: NCT00754182

Subcuticular Suture Versus Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision

The aim of this study is to compare aesthetic results of two different type of sutures (subcuticular versus synthetic glue) in post-thyroidectomy incisions. It is a randomized clinical trial (single blinded) designed as a superiority study, since in the authors' hypotheses glue can give better results compared with subcuticular suture in this particular district. Secondary objective is to investigate if other factors (like the use of cold/warm blade, the sex, the presence of diabetes, the lenght of incision) can influence aesthetic results.

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Key information

Conditions

Goiter Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Parathyroid Pathologies Thyroid Diseases Thyroid Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Policlinico di Modena

Modena, 41100, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy

Exclusion criteria

  • Former neck operations with external incisions
  • Post-operative bleeding
  • Cervical nodes involvement (with the necessity of widened incisions)

Treatment and study plan

Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond)

Device

Synthetic glue for surgical use (skin closure)

Other names: Dermabond

Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn)

Device

Every stitch is positioned in the subcuticular tissue by a continuous technique

Other names: Caprosyn

Primary outcomes

  1. Scar evaluation scale for short term esthetic results (Hollander, J. E., Singer, A. J., Valentine, S., and Henry, M. C. Wound registry: Development and validation. Ann. Emerg. Med. 25: 675, 1995.)

    Time frame: 10 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Scar Evaluation Scale (by Adam J. Singer, M.D. et al. "Development and Validation of a Novel Scar Evaluation Scale" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ,December 2007 Volume 120, Number 7 ,1892-1897)

    Time frame: 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena

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Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Esthetic Results Between Subcuticular Suture and Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision: a RCT

Acronym: SCSvsSG

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Sep 17, 2008
Registry last updated
May 5, 2010

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