Subcuticular Suture Versus Synthetic Glue in Thyroidectomy Incision (SCSvsSG)

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parathyroid Pathologies; Thyroid Neoplasms; Goiter

Treatments: Device: Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn); Device: Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00754182

2454/C.E.

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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)

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Description:

Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy sutured with synthetic glue

Treatment:

Device: Octylcyanoacrylate (Dermabond)

B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients underwent thyroidectomy, emithyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy sutured with subcuticular suture

Treatment:

Device: Subcuticular reabsorbable suture (Caprosyn)