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Comparison Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Singapore General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00353769
First received: July 17, 2006
Last updated: November 29, 2006
Last verified: November 2006
History of Changes

July 17, 2006
November 29, 2006
November 2002
 
  • Presence of any complications, namely infection, scarring, bleeding, wound breakdown and allergy
  • Satisfactory wound healing
Same as current
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  • Duration of procedure
  • Pain perception
Same as current
 
 
 
Comparison Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.
A Single-Blinded Comparative Study on Hair Apposition Technique Performed Between Nurses and Doctors in Emergency Department.(HAT2 Study)

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits of Hair Apposition Technique(HAT)performed by nurses or doctors.

Hair Apposition Technique (HAT) is a relatively new technique for treating certain scalp lacerations. It has been shown to be equally acceptable as compared to the standard toilet and suture. This procedure has been the technique of choice for suitable scalp lacerations in Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (DEM, SGH) and Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital (EMD, NUH).

Currently HAT is being performed by doctors in the respective hospitals. Nurses, on the other hand, are routinely using tissue adhesives for minor wound closure. However, nurses in Kandang Kerbau Women and Children Hospital (KKWCH) have been routinely using HAT for 1 year now. Studies had been also been done by nurses in treating of minor wounds using various tissue adhesives as well as hair knotting technique.The trend of nurses handling minor wounds with tissue adhesives, hair knotting technique as well as HAT suggested the possibility of nurses performing HAT to a degree as competent as a doctor.

This study aims to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits HAT performed between nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department.
Interventional
Phase 3
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Scalp Laceration
Procedure: Hair Apposition Technique
 
 

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Completed
360
February 2005
 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All age group
  • Linear lacerations of scalp
  • Lacerations less than 10cm in length
  • Hair at least 3cm in length

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severely contaminated wounds
  • Actively bleeding wounds
  • Patients with unstable vital signs or altered mental state
Both
 
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Singapore
 
NCT00353769
DCR/P15/2003
 
 
Singapore General Hospital
 
Principal Investigator: Ong EH Marcus, M.D Singapore General Hospital
Singapore General Hospital
November 2006

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