N/A Completed N=109 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Comparison of Topical Skin Adhesive to Subcuticular Suture Closure of Implantable Port Incisions

Port-A-Cath Placement · Octylcyanoacrylate

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02212977 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

109

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Oct 2016

Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants With Complication of Wound Dehiscence — 0; 0 participants

Summary

Hypothesis is that incision closure with octylcyanoacrylate is inferior to closure with stitches in Port a Cath patients, who, as a population, are at increased risk for complications. All adult patients who present for initial Port a Cath placement during the recruitment period will be eligible to participate in the study. Subjects will be randomized to either skin incision closure with standard stitches or closure with skin glue. Time to complete skin closure and costs of closure will be compared. Patients will be evaluated approximately one month and three months from the procedure to assess for complications of wound breakdown or infection, as well as for the appearance of the Port a Cath incision.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Number of Participants With Complication of Wound Dehiscence	0; 0	—
PRIMARY Number of Participants With Complication of Infection	2; 1	—
SECONDARY Healing-incision Cosmesis Score by Visual Analogue Scale	4.46; 4.4	—
SECONDARY Closure Time	8.6; 1.6	—
SECONDARY Closure Materials Cost	2.54; 25.92	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients (≥18 years) who present for initial implantable port placement during the recruitment period will be eligible to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who cannot provide informed consent for the procedure will be excluded from the study.

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