Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Bhuvaneswari Bibleraaj
ORCID ID
Contact details
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)161 291 2078
honey223@hotmail.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0226180190
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare the use of Dermabond skin glue and skin suture on the CABG leg donor site.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Intervention
1. Normal practice: usual bridging technique of harvesting long saphenous vein from the leg, and skin closure with 3/0 undyed stitch after subcutaneous layer
2. After normal subcutaneous layer closure, wound cleaned with dry swab and dermabond applied. Pressure bandage then applied.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Healing of the leg wound, less infection rate, early rehabilitation, cosmetic effect of the scar, early discharge
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
11/05/2006
Overall trial end date
03/11/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All elective patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with all Consultants in Wythenshawe Hospital after patient permission.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
100
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting patients
2. Not currently taking part in another research project
3. Patients who do not want to participate in the study
Recruitment start date
11/05/2006
Recruitment end date
03/11/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
M23 9LT
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2008 presentation at Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Meeting, Edinburgh 2008.