Randomized Control Study of Dermal Staples vs Subcuticular Sutures on Postoperative Scar After Thyroidectomy

Inje University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dermal Stapler; Esthetic; Thyroidectomy; Pain

Treatments: Procedure: classic intradermal suture; Device: INSORB

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03108742

2016-12-010-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, a randomized controlled study was conducted between two groups of 20 classic recipients of intradermal sutures and 20 recipients of intradermal staple methods for patients undergoing the same cervical incision. This is a study to see if there is any difference in pain and esthetics in scar formation of these groups.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient who will have thyroid surgery

Exclusion criteria

1. done thyroid surgery before
2. done any radiotherapy on neck
3. who needs neck dissection
4. laparoscopic ot robotic surgery
5. under 18 years old or over 70 years old
6. bad general condition, high American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score (over 3)
7. who used immunosuppressive drugs in 6 months
8. breast feeder or pregnancy
9. who disagrees to do this trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

dermal stapler

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: INSORB

classic intradermal suture

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: classic intradermal suture