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To compare 2 different type of suture material for skin closure in laparoscopic surgery

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STAINLESS STEEL STAPLES CLOSURE OF SKIN WOUND VERSUS 3-0 ETHILON CLOSURE IN 4 PORT LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY – A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/01/048880
Enrollment
210
Registered
2023-01-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K802- Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis

Interventions

Intervention1: skin stapler: skin closure in 4 port laparoscopic cholecystectomy by skin stapler tentative duration of study is 1 year Control Intervention1: ethilon 3-0: skin closure in 4 port laparo

Sponsors

AIIMS Patna
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. all patients undergoing 4 port lap cholecystectomy at AIIMS Patna 2. all sexes 3. age > 18yrs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with acute calculus cholecystitis, empyema gallbladder as detected in USG findings. 2.Lap cholecystectomies converted to open surgeries.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
i.Time for skin closure ii.Rate of wound infection assessed by Southampton Grade iii.Pain score using VAS (visual analog scale) iv.the post-op scar was evaluated using the Stony Brook scar evaluation scale (SBSES) v.Rate of readmission & the requirement of secondary procedures like wound debridement, wound wash and resuturing. Timepoint: Post operative day 1, day 15, day 30—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Srijan Das

AIIMS, Patna

srijanmkp@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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