Evaluation of microMend Device to Close Lacerations
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03830515 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2019 by KitoTech Medical, Inc..
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : February 5, 2019
Last Update Posted : February 5, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lacerations Wounds | Device: microMend | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | A single arm open label study testing the ability of microMend to close lacerations. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of microMend Device to Close Skin Wounds Associated With Repair of Lacerations |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 20, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 31, 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2019 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Closure of lacerations with microMend
Laceration closure with microMend
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Device: microMend
Wound closure product consisting of tan array of tiny metal Microstaples affixed to adhesive backing. The device is the size and shape of a butterfly closure and intended for closure of skin wounds.
Other Name: microMend Skin Closure Device |
- Wound closure results of skin wounds after healing [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Assessment of photographs of wounds closed with microMend at Monthg 3 by independent physician with experience in assessing skin wounds.
- Overall assessment of microMend by Provider at end of the wound closure procedure. [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]Questionnaire on opinion of Provider (Physician, PA, or Nurse Practitioner on usability and other characteristics of microMend
- Time of wound closure. [ Time Frame: ay 0 ]Measurement of time in seconds to close wound with microMend devices.
- Subject's assessment of microMend. [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]Measurement of pain upon placement of microMend using VAS scoring system
- Subject's assessment of pain with application of microMend [ Time Frame: Day 10 ]Questionnaire regarding evaluation of microMend
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
- Subjects undergoing a laceration repair that would require sutures, staples, or tissue adhesives to close the skin wound
- Age equal to or greater than 18 years old
- Written informed consent obtained from Subject or Subject's legal representative and ability for Subject to comply with the requirements of the Study
Exclusion Criteria
- Wound on face
- Wound on flexor surfaces such as over joints
- Wound on digits (fingers or toes)
- Wound under high tension, which is not closed with subcutaneous sutures before application of microMend devices
- Wound that has a gap of more than 1 cm between the wound edges immediately prior to application of microMend devices
- Wound with jagged or irregular edges
- Wound with significant tissue injury
- Visual evidence of active infection, contaminated or devitalized tissue, or rash at laceration location
- Wound that contain a foreign body
- Wound site that contains tattoo or other identifiable features
- Subject with keloid(s)
- Medical disorder that, in the opinion of the Provider, could have a significant effect on wound healing
- Pregnancy
- Inability of Subject to carry out Subject instructions
- Subject lacks the capacity to consent
- Medication that, in the opinion of the Provider, could have a significant effect on wound healing
- Skin disorder, such as psoriasis, or current dermatitis or eczema at wound site
- History of keloids or scar hypertrophy
- Known bleeding diathesis
- Sensitivity or allergy to adhesives or medical tape
- Active infection in any part of the body
- Use of sutures or staples in addition to microMend to close the outermost skin layer
- Use of tissue adhesive or other adhesives directly over the wound
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03830515
Contact: Ronald Berenson, MD | 206-790-1094 | rberenson@kitotechmedical.com |
United States, Rhode Island | |
Rhode Island Hospital | Recruiting |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903 | |
Contact: Francesca Beaudoin, MD, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Francesca Beaudoin, MD, PhD | Department of Emergency Medicine, Walpert School of Medicine, Brown University | |
Principal Investigator: | Gregory Jay, MD, PhD | Department of Emergency Medicine, Walpert School of Medicine, Brown University |
Responsible Party: | KitoTech Medical, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03830515 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KTM005 |
First Posted: | February 5, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 5, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: | Yes |
Lacerations Wounds |
Lacerations Wounds and Injuries |