# Cosmetic Outcomes of Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Sutures in Pediatric Facial Lacerations

> **NCT00681070** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Temple University** · enrollment: 74 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lacerations
- Wounds

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Arm 2: Absorbable sutures
- **OTHER:** Arm 1: non-absorbable sutures

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00681070
- **Lead sponsor:** Temple University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-04
- **Primary completion:** 2010-04
- **Final completion:** 2010-09
- **Target enrollment:** 74 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-02-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00681070

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00681070, "Cosmetic Outcomes of Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Sutures in Pediatric Facial Lacerations". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00681070. Licensed CC0.

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