Effect of Barbed Suture Fascia Closure on Incisional Hernia in Midline Laparotomy for Gynecological Diseases (BARBHER)
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT04643197
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
- Investigators will compare the incidence of incisional hernia in women who underwent midline laparotomy whose abdominal fascia was closed with barbed suture vs. conventional non-barbed suture. 
- Detailed Description
- Not available 
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 174
- Anticipating midline laparotomy for gynecologic diseases
- ECOG performance status 0 - 2
- Previous or current abdominal incisional hernia
- Pregnant
- Previous radiation on abdomen area
- Allergy to PDS or irgacare MP
- Having disease affecting wound healing such as uncontrolled DM, autoimmune vasculitis, liver cirrhosis, coagulopathy
- BMI > 35
- Current or anticipated use of drugs affecting wound healing such as bevacizumab (with 4 week drug free period, bevacizumab user is eligible)
- Abdominal midline laparotomy within 6 months
- Surgery for infection control
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Primary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Cumulative incidence of incisional hernia - from surgery to 1 year - Incisional hernia till 1 year after surgery 
- Secondary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Cumulative incidence of surgical site infection - from surgery to 4weeks - Time-event curve of incisional hernia - from surgery to 1 year - Incidence of wound dehiscence - post-surgery 4weeks - Brief Pain Inventory - Korean (BPI-K) score - Baseline, postoperative day 2, 4 - Pain measured with BPI-K Specifically score (0-10 all domain, higher score mean worse outcome) in domain of worst pain, least pain, average pain, current pain, impact of pain in general activity, mood, work, relationship, ambulation, sleep and happiness - Treatment related adverse event - from surgery to 1 year - NRS - from surgery to postoperative 4 day - pain captured by NRS in nursing record, 0-10, higher score means more pain 
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