Comparison of the effect of topical tetracycline and placebo on the frequency of seroma formation after abdominoplasty

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210224050489N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-04-03

Start date

2021-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

Abdominoplasty.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: powder of 10 tetracycline capsules is dissolved in 50 ml of normal saline and injected at the surgery site. Intervention 2: Control group: 50 ml of normal saline is

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age of 35 to 55 Body mass index of 30 to 40 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having drug addiction Having underlying diseases such as cardiac, renal or liver diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Seroma formation. Timepoint: 7 and 30 days after the surgery. Method of measurement: By inspecting the surgery site.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHamidreza Jami Mohareri

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

mohareri@zaums.ac.ir+98 54 3329 5715

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026