Clinical trial · Interventional
Eversion in Dermatologic Surgery: Is Cosmetic Appearance Improved?
NCT01770002CI-TRIAL-00017549completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The investigators hypothesize that everting wound edges while suturing surgical sites will result in more aesthetic scars. Additionally, we also hypothesize that small to moderate wound irregularities present at 3 months will resolve by 6 months after surgery with no intervention
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | Basal Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Squamous Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everted suture technique | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Non-everted suture technique | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Everted suture technique
- description
- Technique that everts the skin; the edges will sit up against each other in a little peak, raised above the surrounding skin.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Everted suture technique
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Non-everted suture technique
- description
- Surgical wound will be approximated such that the suture line is flat relative to the surrounding skin.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Non-everted suture technique
Primary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Everted versus non-everted suturing techniques
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years of age * Able to give informed consent themselves * Willing to return for follow up visits Exclusion Criteria: * Mentally handicapped * Unable to understand written and oral English * Incarceration * Under 18 years of age * Unwilling to return for follow up * Pregnant Women * Wounds less than 3 cm in length
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