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A surgical trial to study the comparison of two different stitch technique (long and short) for the healing of wound following the surgery to open the belly area(abdomen).

Comparison of wound outcome in short and long stitch sheath closure following emergency exploratory laparotomy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/069381
Enrollment
94
Registered
2024-06-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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: Short Stitch Technique: Sheath closure will be performed in continuous fashion by placing the sutures 5 mm from rectus edge with an inter-suture distance of 5 mm from the wound edge

Sponsors

No Sponsor
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1 Patients more than 12 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1 Pregnancy 2 Previous surgical procedures of the abdomen 3 Pathology not suitable for primary closure of rectus sheath

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The Wound outcome in both long and short stitch sheath closure according to WUWHS SWD grading system - I,Ia,II,IIa,III,IIIa,IV,IVa for incidence of wound dehiscence, surgical site infection as per Southampton wound grading system - 0,I,II,III,IV,V and pain according to visual analogue scale. Timepoint: 30 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The Wound outcome in both long and short stitch sheath closure according pain according to visual analogue scale. Timepoint: 30 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Indu Bhushan Dubey

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

dribdubey@gmail.com9868831328

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026