Analysis of Postoperative Bandage Use Protocols in Otoplasty

University of Campinas, Brazil

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prominent Ears

Treatments: Procedure: Use of ear bandage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01810497

PLASTICA-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the possible influence of different durations of use of postoperative elastic bandaging (seven days vs. thirty days) in the results of otoplasty. We hypothesize that the duration of elastic bandage use has no significant influence on the incidence of relapse of prominence of the ears and need for reoperation.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Congenital bilateral ear prominence
• 10 years-old or older
• No previous attempt of surgical treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women
• Breastfeeding women
• Blod clotting disorders or current anticoagulant use
• Uncontrolled systemic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Seven-day bandage use

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients randomized and instructed to use of ear bandage 24h/day for seven days after otoplasty

Treatment:

Procedure: Use of ear bandage

Thirty-day bandage use

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients randomized and instructed to use of ear bandage 24h/day for thirty days after otoplasty

Treatment:

Procedure: Use of ear bandage