To assess the feasibility of a definitive trial, in terms of recruitment, retention, and acceptability of the interventions and compliance with follow up in a pilot, multicentre, three-arm RCT of three common absorbable and non-absorbable suture materials for wound closure after CTR in the NHS. Chief Investigator: Mr. Luca Lancerotto, Consultant Plastic and Hand SurgeonNumber and location of participating sites (by region/country): Scotland - 3 sites. NHS Lothian,, NHS Fife and NHS Tayside EudraCT number: N/AISRCTN number: ISRCTN11774433 Funder: CSOStart and End dateOf grant award: November 2022 - February 2025Of recruitment: Current Status: Recruitment complete – in follow up, currently closing sites Trial Website: N/A UK GDPR Privacy Statement: As part of Patient Information Sheet Co-sponsor Representative: The University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian http://accord.scot/ Chief Investigator: Mr Luca Lancerotto, St Johns Hospital, Howden Road West, Howden, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6PP Trial Manager: Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Building, The University of Edinburgh, 5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter ‒ Gate 3 EDINBURGH EH16 4UX Email: PANACHE.Trial@ed.ac.uk ECTU involvement: Trial Management / Statistics / Health Economics / Database and randomisation / Data Management(UKCRC) This article was published on 2025-01-06