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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00273715
Date of registration: 05/01/2006
Primary sponsor: University of Kentucky
Public title: Study of Sutures Versus Staples for Skin Closure After Surgical Procedures of Hip
Scientific title: A Comparative Randomized Efficacy Study of Sutures Versus Staples in Hip Surgical Procedures
Date of first enrolment: December 2005
Target sample size: 93
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00273715
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Jeffrey Selby, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Kentucky Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- The patient must be 18 years of age or greater

- The patient must need an operative procedure of hip

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who are unable to undergo surgery.

- Patients who have a history of clotting or bleeding abnormalities.

- Patients who have arthroscopic hip surgery.

- Patients who have infections.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Surgery
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques
Procedure: Surgical wound closure techniques (Comparator)
Primary Outcome(s)
Amount of drainage from skin closure site [Time Frame: up to 5 days following surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
05-0715-F2L
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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