Scar quality examination comparing titanium-coated suture material and non-coated suture material on flap donor sites in reconstructive surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021767

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-20

Start date

2018-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Scar quality on flap surgery donor sites

Interventions

Group 1: Flap surgery donor site - titanium coated suture Group 2: Flap surgery donor site - non-titanium-coated suture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Flap surgery, given consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no flap surgery, no given consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of scar quality after use of two different sutures with the help of the POSAS scale (values 1-10) on days 14, 42, 72 and 180, as well as photographical examination	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Superior scar quality with titanium coated suture	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLukas Kohler

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

lukas.kohler@medizin.uni-leipzig.de03419717186

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026