# Staple Versus Suture Closure for Foot and Ankle Surgery

> **NCT03522753** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **University of Alabama at Birmingham**

## Conditions studied

- Incision
- Foot Ankle Injuries

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Metal skin staples
- **DEVICE:** Nylon sutures

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03522753
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alabama at Birmingham
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2018-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-10-01
- **Final completion:** 2023-09-15
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Resolving database issues
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03522753

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03522753, "Staple Versus Suture Closure for Foot and Ankle Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03522753. Licensed CC0.

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