How surgical closure techniques affect recovery after emergency abdominal surgery

Assessing the outcome of fascial closure techniques on wound complications in emergency laparotomy : A three-arm randomized controlled trial - Nil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093343

Enrollment

252

Registered

2025-08-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K565- Intestinal adhesions [bands] withobstruction (postinfection) Health Condition 2: K271- Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation

Interventions

Intervention1: Interrupted large bite suture: 10 mm using PDS No.1 single loop Intervention2: Continuous small bite: 5 mm using PDS No 1 double loop Control Intervention1: Continuous large bite: 10 mm

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing primary closure of fascial incision

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of previous laparotomy Pregnant/ lactating female Patient with metastatic cancer with chemotherapy within 14 days prior to surgery Patients with history of abdominal radiotherapy or chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the incidence of surgical site infection in different fascial closure techniquesTimepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the time each technique takes per cm fascial wound closureTimepoint: At baseline	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMahendra Pratap Singh

AIIMS Bathinda

drmpsingh2012@gmail.com9407549239

Outcome results

None listed

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