Study of Sutures Versus Staples for Skin Closure After Surgical Procedures of Hip

University of Kentucky

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques (Comparator); Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00273715

05-0715-F2L

Details and patient eligibility

About

Skin closure either by sutures or staples is required after any surgical procedure of the hip.

The purpose of this study is to compare the amount of drainage between patients who have had either staples or sutures placed for skin closure.

Full description

Skin closure either by sutures or staples is required after any surgical procedure of the hip.

The purpose of this study is to compare the amount of drainage between patients who have had either staples or sutures placed for skin closure.

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The patient must be 18 years of age or greater
• The patient must need an operative procedure of hip

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are unable to undergo surgery.
• Patients who have a history of clotting or bleeding abnormalities.
• Patients who have arthroscopic hip surgery.
• Patients who have infections.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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93 participants in 1 patient group

Staples

No Intervention group

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques (Comparator)

Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques