Running Versus Interrupted Deep Plane Sutures in Massive Weight Loss Patients

Running Versus Interrupted Deep Plane Sutures in Massive Weight Loss Patients: a Randomized Double Blind Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03004274

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-12-28

Start date

2016-12-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-12-29

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Conditions

Weight Loss

Brief summary

The goal of this study is to assess whether running deep wound stiches will be superior to deep interrupted stiches in body contouring surgeries in massive weight loss patients. This is a split-wound study, thereby providing an internal control within each wound. Each side of the wound will be randomized to receive one of the two suturing techniques. Patients and raters will be blinded to the suture technique used in both wound-halfs.

Interventions

OTHERRunning sutures

OTHERInterrupted sutures

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 and over * Brachioplasty, Tighplasty, abdominoplasty, circumferential dermolipectomy in a massive weight loss patient * The subjects are in good health * The subject has the willingness and the ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

* Under 18 years of age * Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent * Subjects with mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Scar cosmesis	15 days	The primary outcome measure of this study will be the evaluation of the scar quality. This outcome will be assessed by the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS). The patient and four blinded raters will assess the scars.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measurement of Scar Width	3 months	The width of the scar will be measured 10 centimeter from the midline on both scar-halfs.
Adverse Events	15 days	Noting the presence or absence of dehiscence, infection or spitting sutures.
Time spent suturing the wound	up to 24h	The time spent suturing each half of the scar will be recorded in minutes
Number of suture thread needed	up to 24h	The number of threads used to suture each half of the scar will be recorded

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026