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- Clinical Trial NCT03294863
Effectiveness of Embrace Scar Therapy Device After Cutaneous Wound Closure
Use of Embrace Device After Cutaneous Wound Closure: a Randomized Evaluator Blinded Split Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of the embrace device after repair of linear cutaneous surgery wounds improves scar cosmesis. We will use a split wound model, half of the wound is treated with the embrace device and the other half is not treated. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be measured via the physician observer scar assessment scale, a validated scar instrument. The scar width and adverse events will also be recorded.
Following the surgical repair of cutaneous wounds, scar formation is inevitable and results in varying degrees of aesthetic and/or functional impairment. Numerous treatment modalities have been employed to treat scars. Carbon dioxide and pulse dye lasers, as well as dermabrasion can reduce erythema and irregular topology of the scar surface1,2. Silicone-based products have also been used to treat post-surgical scars, including gels, sheets, and tape3-5. Intralesional steroids are often injected into to induce flattening of a scar6. More recent research has highlighted the impact of mechanical forces and tension on scar formation. In one report, incisions in both pigs and humans were treated with a tension-shielding device and showed a reduction in scarring7. More recently two clinical trials have been published in the plastic surgery literature showing that the use of the embrace device, a silicone-based dressing designed to minimize wound tension, is effective in improving the aesthetic outcome following scar revision surgery8,9. While these initial studies of the embrace device have promising findings, there are significant drawbacks to both studies including small study population, inclusion of patients seeking scar revision (a select group likely predisposed to poor scar cosmesis and not representative of first-time surgical patients), investigator conflict of interest, and the use of a digital software-based scar assessment tool using patients photos that were not standardized with respect to lighting or distance. Therefore, larger studies in first-time surgical patients with standardized photos for scar assessment are required to validate this potentially promising device for improved scar cosmesis.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Daniel B Eisen, MD
- Phone Number: 916-551-2636
- Email: dbeisen@ucdavis.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Iryna Rybak, BS
- Phone Number: 916-551-2636
- Email: irybak@ucdavis.edu
Study Locations
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California
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Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
- Recruiting
- University of California, Davis, Department of Dermatology
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Contact:
- Daniel Eisen, MD
- Phone Number: 916-734-6479
- Email: dbeisen@ucdavis.edu
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Principal Investigator:
- Daniel Eisen, MD
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Contact:
- Iryna Rybak, BS
- Phone Number: 916-551-2636
- Email: irybak@ucdavis.edu
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Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
- Enrolling by invitation
- University of California, Davis, Department of Dermatology
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to give informed consent themselves
- Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure along a flat surface suitable to application of the embrace with predicted primary closure.
- Able to apply dressings 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
- Pregnant Women
- Wounds with predicted closure length less than 3 cm
- Patients with known adverse reactions to adhesives
- Patients with history of collagen vascular disease
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Embrace Scar Therapy Device
16x5-cm silicone elastomeric dressing that adheres to the skin using a pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive will be applied to 1/2 of the cutaneous wound
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16x5-cm silicone elastomeric dressing that adheres to the skin using a pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive.
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Placebo Comparator: Standard of Care
Another 1/2 of cutaneous wound will be treated per standard of care
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Without the embrace Scar Therapy Device
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Physician observer scar assessment score (POSAS)
Time Frame: 3 months
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Comparison of scar cosmesis over area of wound that was treated with the device as compared to area that was not treated with the device.
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3 months
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Width of the scar
Time Frame: 3 months
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The width of the scar on both sides will also be measured and recorded 1 cm from midline on both sides of the scar
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Daniel B Eisen, MD, UC Davis
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 101077
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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