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Comparison Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.

Primary Purpose

Scalp Laceration

Status

Completed

Phase

Phase 3

Locations

Singapore

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Hair Apposition Technique

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Scalp Laceration focused on measuring scalp laceration, tissue adhesive, wound care, cost effectiveness

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: All age group Linear lacerations of scalp Lacerations less than 10cm in length Hair at least 3cm in length Exclusion Criteria: Severely contaminated wounds Actively bleeding wounds Patients with unstable vital signs or altered mental state

Sites / Locations

Singapore General Hospital

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Presence of any complications, namely infection, scarring, bleeding, wound breakdown and allergy

Satisfactory wound healing

Secondary Outcome Measures

Duration of procedure

Pain perception

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT00353769

First Posted

July 17, 2006

Last Updated

February 9, 2017

Sponsor

Singapore General Hospital

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT00353769

Brief Title

Comparison Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.

Official Title

A Single-blinded Comparative Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.(HAT2 Study)

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

February 2017

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

November 2002 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

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Study Completion Date

February 2005 (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Sponsor

Name of the Sponsor

Singapore General Hospital

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits of Hair Apposition Technique(HAT)performed by nurses or doctors.

Detailed Description

Hair Apposition Technique (HAT) is a relatively new technique for treating certain scalp lacerations. It has been shown to be equally acceptable as compared to the standard toilet and suture. This procedure has been the technique of choice for suitable scalp lacerations in Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (DEM, SGH) and Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital (EMD, NUH). Currently HAT is being performed by doctors in the respective hospitals. Nurses, on the other hand, are routinely using tissue adhesives for minor wound closure. However, nurses in Kandang Kerbau Women and Children Hospital (KKWCH) have been routinely using HAT for 1 year now. Studies had been also been done by nurses in treating of minor wounds using various tissue adhesives as well as hair knotting technique.The trend of nurses handling minor wounds with tissue adhesives, hair knotting technique as well as HAT suggested the possibility of nurses performing HAT to a degree as competent as a doctor. This study aims to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits HAT performed between nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Scalp Laceration

Keywords

scalp laceration, tissue adhesive, wound care, cost effectiveness

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Study Phase

Phase 3

Interventional Study Model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

Single

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

360 (false)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type

Procedure

Intervention Name(s)

Hair Apposition Technique

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Presence of any complications, namely infection, scarring, bleeding, wound breakdown and allergy

Title

Satisfactory wound healing

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Duration of procedure

Title

Pain perception

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Ong EH Marcus, M.D

Organizational Affiliation

Singapore General Hospital

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Singapore General Hospital

City

Singapore

ZIP/Postal Code

169608

Country

Singapore

12. IPD Sharing Statement

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