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Background  This clinical trial evaluated the performance of a newly released fast-absorbable braided synthetic suture (Novosyn® Quick) in adults and paediatric patients undergoing elective skin closures.    Methods  This was a prospective international multicentre observational study. Two centres enrolled 100 patients, of which 50 were adults (visceral surgery, France) and 50 were paediatric patients (paediatric surgery, Germany). Surgeons used a 5-point Likert scale to assess handling characteristics of the suture. Patients and professionals used the Patient-Observer-Scar-Assessment-Scale (POSAS) to rate scar quality. Adverse events were monitored until 3 months postoperatively.    Results  Handling characteristics of Novosyn® Quick were in median rated very good by both general surgeons and paediatric surgeons. Patient components of POSAS (six questions; ten-level Likert scale; best possible score six) scored in median (range) 8.5 (6–28) in the paediatric group versus 12 (6–38) in the adult group,  P  = 0.01. Patients` overall opinions of POSAS were similar in both groups [mean (SD), 1.86 (0.99) in the paediatric group versus 2.08 (1.35) in the adult group,  P  = 0.3536]. Observer component of POSAS (six parameters; ten-level numeric rating scale, best possible score six) scored comparably in both groups [median (range), 8 (6–29) in the paediatric group versus 10 (6–28) in the adult group,  P  = 0.1403]. Observers overall opinion of POSAS favoured the paediatric patients group [mean (SD), 1.48 (0.61) versus 1.92 (1.06) in the adult group,  P  = 0.0131]. Adverse events in relation to wound healing were not observed in both patient groups.    Conclusions  Our findings indicate, that Novosyn ®  Quick is safe and reliable for skin closure in adults and paediatric patients and can be regarded as a viable alternative to Vicryl ®  Rapide.    Trial registration  This trial was registered prospectively with  ClinicalTrials.gov  under the registration number  NCT02680886  on 5 February 2016.  The trial was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of both study locations (France: CCTIRS N° 16–103 and CNIL:MMS/CWR/AR163920; Germany: 398/15).    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12893-019-0506-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Prospective international multicenter observational study of Novosyn® Quick for skin closures in adults and children (SKINNOQ)