Small Versus Large Bite Closure of Emergency Midline Laparotomy

NCT ID: NCT04098380

Last Updated: 2019-09-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-21

Study Completion Date

2021-12-30

Brief Summary

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In daily practice, midline laparotomy is an incision frequently performed by surgeons to achieve a rapid and wide access to the abdomen. However, incisional hernia stands as the most common complication following this type of incision, with an incidence reaching up to 20% and even higher in the case of emergency laparotomy.

A recent randomized controlled trial compared small bite sutures and large bite closure of elective midline laparotomy and reported a significant decrease of incisional hernia rate from 18% to 5.6% in favor of small-bite technique. These promising results were subsequently confirmed in a wide-scale multicenter double-blinded randomized trial, the STITCH study.

The investigators will conduct this randomized controlled trial to compare the small tissue bite (SB) technique and the large bite (LB) technique for closure of emergency midline laparotomy. The main outcome of the study will be the incidence of incisional hernia within one year after surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hernia, Ventral

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Small bite

The needle bites will be applied with a bite width of 5 mm and inter-suture spacing of 5 mm

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Small Bite

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

the bites will be applied with a bite width of 5 mm and inter-suture spacing of 5 mm

Large bite

The needle bites will be applied with a width of 10 mm and inter-suture spacing of 10 mm

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Larger bite

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

the bites will be applied with a width of 10 mm and inter-suture spacing of 10 mm

Interventions

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Small Bite

the bites will be applied with a bite width of 5 mm and inter-suture spacing of 5 mm

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Larger bite

the bites will be applied with a width of 10 mm and inter-suture spacing of 10 mm

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients of both sexes aging less than 70 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* All procedures which will be performed on elective basis will be excluded
* patients who are pregnant.
* Patients on systemic steroid or chemotherapy
* patients with incisional hernia or fascial defect; and/or relaparotomy within 30-days of another surgical intervention.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mansoura University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sameh Emile

Lecturer of surgery

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sameh Emile, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mansoura University

Locations

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Mansoura university hospital

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Sameh Emile, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

201006767150

Facility Contacts

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Sameh Emile, M.D

Role: primary

01006267150

Sameh H Emile, M.D.

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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Mansoura104

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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