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This is a prospective, single-blinded, two-arm, randomized, parallel, pragmatic, effectiveness trial that will enroll patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in order to evaluate the efficacy of using Medipore tape to improve cosmetic wound healing and scaring.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control Group | Active Comparator | Standard Post Operative Skin Care |
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| Treatment Group | Experimental | Medipore Tape will be applied to ACL reconstruction Incision |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard Post Operative Skin Care | Other | Control group subjects will receive the standard post-operative skin care which are steri-strips covered with gauze, and this will be removed at the first visit. No additional skin dressings will be used in the control group. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in patients' own appraisal of their scar assessed quantitatively by change in Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Score | 6 Months | |
| Quantitative Assessment of Scar using Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) | 6 Months | |
| Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) | Quantitative assessment of health-related quality of life. | 6 Months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eric Strauss, MD | New York University Medical School | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| New York University School of Medicine | New York | New York | 10016 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002921 | Cicatrix |
| ID | Term |
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| D005355 | Fibrosis |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Medipore Tape | Other |
When patients return to the office for their regularly scheduled visit, the Medipore tape will be changed and a picture of the scar will be taken. |
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