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Using Dermabond skin glue (DSG) on bridging leg incision instead of skin suture on the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) leg donor site
ISRCTN ISRCTN52787873
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Using Dermabond skin glue (DSG) on bridging leg incision instead of skin suture on the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) leg donor site
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0226180190
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
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Surgery: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Participants - inclusion criteria All elective patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with all Consultants in Wythenshawe Hospital after patient permission.
Participants - 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
Anticipated start date 11/05/2006
Anticipated end date 03/11/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Target number of participants 100
Interventions 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.
Primary outcome measure(s) Healing of the leg wound, less infection rate, early rehabilitation, cosmetic effect of the scar, early discharge
Secondary outcome measure(s) No secondary outcome measures
Sources of funding University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
Trial website
Publications 2008 presentation at Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Meeting, Edinburgh 2008.
Contact name Mrs  Bhuvaneswari  Bibleraaj
  Address University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
  City/town Manchester
  Zip/Postcode M23 9LT
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)161 291 2078
  Fax +44
  Email honey223@hotmail.com
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
  Address The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 28/09/2007
Last edited 27/08/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 28/09/2007
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