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SUTURES: Management and Short Term Outcome of Traumatic Wounds in the Emergency Department

Sponsor
University of Monastir (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05510362
Collaborator
(none)
500
Enrollment
1
Location
2.1
Anticipated Duration (Months)
241.6
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Identify the risk factors for complications as well as study the evolution of wounds sutured in the emergency room towards complications such as superinfections, necrosis, disunity of the stitches linked to inadequate initial care.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    All traumatic injuries should be considered contaminated upon presentation to the emergency room. This is why the main objective of this study was to describe the attitude of patients towards their wounds, to identify the risk factors for complications as well as to study the evolution of sutured wounds in the emergency room towards complications such as superinfections, necrosis, disunity of stitches linked to inadequate initial treatment.

    This is a prospective, observational, monocentric study carried out in the emergency services of the Fattouma Bourguiba hospital in Monastir.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    500 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Management and Short Term Outcome of Traumatic Wounds in the Emergency Department
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Aug 8, 2022
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Oct 8, 2022
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Oct 10, 2022

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Evolution of the wound and the healing period. [day 10]

      After discharge from ED patients were called back in order to know information about the Suture complications(infection, release of stitches, hematoma, etc.)

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    1 Year to 90 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Patients who presented to the ambulatory emergency circuit of the EPS Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir having as main reason for consultation an acute suturable wound.
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • The patients excluded are those who consulted for wounds requiring surgical treatment, septic wounds and patients who did not consent to the protocol.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Nouira Monastir Tunisia 5060

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Monastir

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Bel Haj Ali A Khaoula, MD, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir, service des urgences

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Pr. Semir Nouira, professor, University of Monastir
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT05510362
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • SUTURES
    First Posted:
    Aug 22, 2022
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 22, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2022
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Pr. Semir Nouira, professor, University of Monastir
    wounds
    superinfections
    stitches
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Emergencies
    Wounds and Injuries

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 22, 2022