Rate of Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Cosmetic Outcomes
Key facts
- Where
- Morgantown, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT06957444, who can take part
Where in United States
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- West Virginia University
- Trial code
- NCT06957444
- Record updated
- 12 May 2026
- Original description
The patients from the Department of Orthopaedics Center for Joint Replacement will be asked to participate in the study. These patients will be randomized to one of three wound closure products, Sylke adhesive dressing, Exofin skin glue, or Suture Strip Plus. Participants will be asked to take a photograph of the incision 4 days after surgery to submit via MyChart for review by the WVU Department of Dermatology Team. All patients will be evaluated at their regular 2-week, 6-week, and 3-month post-operative visits where clinical photographs will be submitted for independent review by the WVU Department of Dermatology Team to assess outcomes.Read full original descriptionShow less
Rate of Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Cosmetic Outcomes for Three Wound Closure Techniques in Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
The patients from the Department of Orthopaedics Center for Joint Replacement will be asked to participate in the study. These patients will be randomized to one of three wound closure products, Sylke adhesive dressing, Exofin skin glue, or Suture Strip Plus. Participants will be asked to take a photograph of the incision 4 days after surgery to submit via MyChart for review by the WVU Department of Dermatology Team. All patients will be evaluated at their regular 2-week, 6-week, and 3-month post-operative visits where clinical photographs will be submitted for independent review by the WVU Department of Dermatology Team to assess outcomes.
Inclusion: Willing and able to sign the informed consent; Patients presenting to the WVU Medicine Center for Joint Replacement who have a primary TKA or THA surgery scheduled; Patients with surgical wounds closed by 2-0 vicryl and barbed, running v-loc suture (assessed in OR); Active MyChart account and the ability to take and upload a photo in that system.
Exclusion: Patients participating in other studies that might have involve medications such as antibiotics; Patients scheduled for a revision THA or revision TKA; THA used for treatment of a fracture.