Evaluation of Emergency Suturing With Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Suture Material in a Pediatric Population

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

550

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

February 6, 2025

Study Completion Date

February 6, 2025

Conditions
Wounds and Injuries
Interventions
DEVICE

Absorbable

"Wound suture by a resident physician. Two follow-up appointments (first at 4 to 21 days after the suture, according to the sutured site as defined by protocol, second at 6 months) Standardized photography of the wound before the suture and at the two subsequent follow-ups.~Evaluation of the scar with a standardised form by a specialised nurse under medical supervision at the first follow-up and by a panel of investigators at 6 months using the pictures taken at the follow-up appointments."

DEVICE

Non absorbable

"Wound suture by a resident physician. Two follow-up appointments (first at 4 to 21 days after the suture, according to the sutured site as defined by protocol, second at 6 months) Standardized photography of the wound before the suture and at the two subsequent follow-ups.~Evaluation of the scar with a standardised form by a specialised nurse under medical supervision at the first follow-up and by a panel of investigators at 6 months using the pictures taken at the follow-up appointments."

Trial Locations (1)

1205

Geneva University Hospital, Geneva

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Pediatric Clinical Research Platform

OTHER