Cosmetic Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction After Facial Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01514084

Enrollment

160

Registered

2012-01-20

Start date

2012-02-29

Completion date

2013-11-30

Last updated

2014-04-23

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Conditions

Facial Lacerations

Keywords

laceration, emergency, cosmetic outcomes, patient satisfaction, suture

Brief summary

Facial lacerations are commonly treated in the emergency department. The nature of the injury leads to a great deal of concern about the long-term cosmetic appearance of the wounds. Research Questions 1. What is the association between wound characteristics, wound management in the ED, patient satisfaction in the ED, and patient-rated cosmetic appearance of sutured wounds? 2. Is there a difference noted among ED providers with different levels of training? 3. Is there an association between initial satisfaction scores and wound outcome? 4. Is there an association between short term and long term wound scores? Design This is a non-randomized, prospective, observational study of patients who present to the ED seeking treatment for facial laceration repair.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be approached for study inclusion if: * Their child seeking treatment is less than 18 years of age * The laceration was sustained less than 12 hours prior to presentation to Children's ED * They speak English

Exclusion criteria

* Families presenting to the ED for repair of facial laceration will be excluded from study participation if they: * Are medically complex children * Have a history of pre-existing coagulopathy or collagen vascular disease * Have a history of immunodeficiency or diabetes mellitus * Are suspected of non-accidental trauma * Have wounds that could be approximated by tissue adhesives * Have animal or human bites * Have gross contamination * Have puncture wounds * Have lacerations of tendon/nerve/cartilage * Have scalp lacerations * Do not speak English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cosmetic outcome	6 months	Cosmetic Visual Analog Score and the Wound Evaluation Score

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Satisfaction score	6 months	Visual analog scale; left end labeled Dissatisified and right end labeled Very satisfied

Countries

United States

Outcome results