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Benefits of medical talc for prevention of seroma formation after ventral hernia surgery

RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY OF THE USE OF MEDICAL TALC IN SUBCUTANEOUS PLANE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEROMA FORMATION FOLLOWING VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/03/064897
Enrollment
88
Registered
2024-03-28
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: K436- Other and unspecified ventral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene

Interventions

Intervention1: Use of medical talc in subcutaneous plane following ventral hernia repair: Use of medical talc in subcutaneous plane following ventral hernia repair Control Intervention1: No interventi

Sponsors

Nikhil Kumar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ALL PATIENTS RANGING FROM AGE 18 TO 80 WITH UNCOMPLICATED VENTRAL HERNIA, DEFECT SIZE MORE THAN 5 CM WHO UNDERGO ONLAY MESG REPAIR WITH 5 CM DISSECTION AROUND THE DEFECT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ALLERGIC TO TALC, PATIENTS WITH CHROIC KIDNEY DISEASE, CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, MALIGNANCY, RECENT HISTORY OF RADIATION, BLEEDING DISORDERS

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze the effect of medical talc over drain output volume, duration of drain requirement and seroma prevention formationTimepoint: To analyze the effect of medical talc over drain output volume on dat 01, 02, 03 and 05, duration of drain requirement and seroma prevention formation till 30 days of surgery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of post operative pain by visual analogue scale & wound complicationsTimepoint: DAY 0, 1, 3, 7 & 30—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ameet Kumar

Armed forces medical college, pune

ameetalpha@gmail.com6002092231

Outcome results

None listed

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