Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:15 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:15 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01496404
Brief Summary:
The aim of this research project is to compare electrocautery to scalpel for laparotomy skin incisions, with the following objectives:
1. To investigate whether electrocautery produces a cosmetically inferior surgical scar.
2. To compare the rates of wound infection with each technique.
3. To determine if electrocautery results in less postoperative pain. Our null hypothesis is that electrocautery is equivalent to scalpel for creating skin incisions; with respect to wound cosmesis, wound infection rate, and post-operative pain.
Study:
NCT01496404
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01496404