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When Closing Midline Incisions, do Small Stitches Reduce the Risk for Incisional Hernia, Wound Infection or Dehiscence?

NCT00508053 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 737

Last updated 2007-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a technique using very small stitches when closing a midline incision can reduce the risk for wound complications such as incisional hernia, infection or dehiscence.

Conditions

  • Wound Infection
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Wound Dehiscence

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Small stitches

PROCEDURE

Mass closure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sundsvall Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Millbourn, MD · Sundsvall Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Completion
2007-07-31

Countries

  • Sweden

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