FindTrial
Sign In

Comparison of laparoscopic port site skin closure techniques

Comparison of Laparoscopic Port Site Skin Closure Techniques: Transcutaneous suturing versus Subcuticular sutures versus Adhesive Strips: A prospective single blinded randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029160
Enrollment
90
Registered
2020-11-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Subcuticular suturing: Subcuticular suturing shall be employed for port site skin closure Intervention2: Adhesive strips: Adhesive strips will be used for approximation of port site ski

Sponsors

AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic procedures. Age more than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients in whom port site incisions will be extended beyond 12 mm to retrieve specimen. Patients in whom laparoscopic surgery is converted to open surgery. ASA Grade III and above Patients in whom some previous trauma/surgery has left a scar over the sites where port sites are inserted. Unwillingness to come for wound assessment after 14 days and at 3 months Informed consent not given.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Closure timeTimepoint: to be seen intraop, measured in secs;Wound dehiscenceTimepoint: after 48 hours post op—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Wound healing, assessed by the Hollander Wound Evaluation ScoreTimepoint: Wound healing, assessed by the Hollander Wound Evaluation Score at 3 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR PRAKASH KUMAR SASMAL

AIIMS BHUBANESWAR

pksingh.patna@gmail.com8789395345

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026