Comparison of thyroidectomy scar management protocol

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0005338

Enrollment

126

Registered

2020-08-24

Start date

2019-02-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : Each patient enrolled prior to the initiation of surgery, and randomly divided into three groups. First, patients who have skin closure with tissue adhesive n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were (1) any patients greater than or equal to the age of 18 who undergoing elective surgery for thyroid or parathyroid surgery via conventional collar neck incision, and (2) patients who wrote informed consent provided for surgery and trial inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had (1) prior neck surgery, (2) concomitant neck dissection, or (3) previous history of hypertrophic or keloid scarring were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the sum of the POSAS 6 months after operation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the scar width at the mid-point and at the point where the widest scar was formed.	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJae Ho Chung

Korea University Anam Hospital

Outcome results