Wound Closure Techniques in Primary Spine Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Spinal Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: Closure technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04396613

18-011744

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Researchers are trying to determine if there is a difference in blood flow around a wound site when comparing three different types of wound closure techniques.

Enrollment: 147 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 18 years old
• Primary diagnosis of spinal stenosis
• Surgical indication for 1 or 2 level posterior spinal decompression or fusion

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or Breastfeeding
• Previous posterior spinal surgery
• Systemic corticosteroid use
• Long-term anticoagulation treatment
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
• Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease
• Current smoker
• Active infection of any kind or chronic infection with HIV, Hepatitis C, or Syphilis
• Iodine Allergy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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147 participants in 3 patient groups

Running Subcuticular Suture

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Closure technique

Interrupted Vertical Mattress Suture

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Closure technique

Staple Closure Techniques

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Closure technique