The effect of Suturing Techniques on aberrant wound recovery after Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Conditions
- hip prothesis.skin closure method. Total Hip ArthroplastySuturing techniques10005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON56640
- Lead Sponsor
- Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 236
Inclusion Criteria
• >= Eighteen years old
• Scheduled to undergo a primary THA via the anterior approach by one of the
participating surgeons, for any indication
• No prior operations of the hip which is to be operated on for this study
• Able to provide written informed consent
• Patient is able to speak and write in Dutch
Exclusion Criteria
• Use of cytostatic substances in the period ranging from fourteen days prior,
to ninety days after the surgery.
• Difficulty with or inability to communicate with the investigators (e.g.
difficulty with the Dutch language, cognitive /memory disorder).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main study parameter is aberrant wound recovery after three days and<br /><br>fourteen days postoperatively in patients after a THA. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcomes are the occurrence of superficial- and deep wound infections<br /><br>for the four suturing techniques during hospitalisation, fourteen days<br /><br>postoperatively, and ninety days postoperatively, as well as the costs of each<br /><br>of the suturing techniques, and whether, or not, patients have to visit the<br /><br>outpatient clinic for a control appointment in standard care.</p><br>