Comparison Of Outcome Of Wound Closure After Thyroid Surgery With And Without Platysma Suturing

June 26, 2024 updated by: Muhammad Adeel Ashiq, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore
Comparison Of Outcome Of Wound Closure After Thyroid Surgery With And Without Platysma Suturing in terms of wound scar and pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trail was conducted at Surgical Ward from January 2021 to July 2021.

Materials and Methods Total 72 patients (indicated for thyroid surgery) who were fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients were divided randomly into two groups by using lottery method. In Group A patients wound closure was done without Platysma Suturing and in Group-B patients wound closure was done with Platysma Suturing. Pain assessment was done with the help of VAS after surgery (6, Hours, 24 hours, 48 hours). Scar assessment was carried out with the help of POSAS. All this information was noted by the researcher himself and noted on a well-designed questionnaire.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

72

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 42000
        • The Children Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • : Both men and women patients in the age range (20-70 years) undergoing primary thyroid surgery were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with disorders of wound healing, diabetes mellitus, Pre-operative known malignant condition, history of neck surgery or not willing to participate in the study were excluded.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: With Platysma suturing
platysma muscle was sutured in this group
Procedure: Paltysma suturing
platysma muscle was sutured in this group with vicryl
Experimental: Without Platysma suturing
platysma muscle was not sutured in this group
Procedure: Without Platysma suturing
platysma muscle was not sutured in this group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Post operative Pain
Time Frame: 48 hours
Pain assessed on visual analogue scale. higher the VAS score means more pain and lower score mean less pain
48 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Adeel Ashiq, MS, The Children Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 3, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2024

Last Verified

June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Adeel7

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

No plan of sharing

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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