# Study of Sutures Versus Staples for Skin Closure After Surgical Procedures of Hip

> **NCT00273715** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Kentucky** · enrollment: 93 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Surgical wound closure techniques
- **PROCEDURE:** Surgical wound closure techniques (Comparator)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00273715
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Kentucky
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-12
- **Primary completion:** 2008-09
- **Final completion:** 2008-10
- **Target enrollment:** 93 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-07-31


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00273715

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00273715, "Study of Sutures Versus Staples for Skin Closure After Surgical Procedures of Hip". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00273715. Licensed CC0.

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