Small bite technique versus large bite technique for surgical incision closure in preventing incisional hernia in gynaec cancer patients undergoing surgery by a midline vertical incision :A Randomised controlled trial
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C579- Malignant neoplasm of female genital organ, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039700
- Lead Sponsor
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 216
Inclusion Criteria
all gynaecology cancer patients undergoing surgery via midline incision
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with previous incisional hernia after midline incision and patients taken for re-exploration after primary surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of incisional hernia in midline abdominal wound closure via small bites versus large bitesTimepoint: 6 months post surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of surgical site infections , burst abdomen, postoperative pain, hospital stay, time taken for wound closureTimepoint: Intraoperatively for time taken for wound closure <br/ ><br>Postoperatively 4 days for pain and hospital stay <br/ ><br>10 days for burst abdomen and SSI