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A prospective randomised trial comparing two different skin closure techniques following ileostomy closure.

A prospective randomised trial comparing two different skin closure techniques following ileostomy closure.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00000073
Enrollment
80
Registered
2009-01-26
Start date
2008-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Colorectal diseases with the presence of an Ileostomy

Interventions

Group 1: Circular skin closure Group 2: linear complete skin closure

Sponsors

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Chirurgische Kliniks
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a planned ileostomy closure 2) Patient compliance 3) Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Lack of informed consent 2) Participation in other clinical trials

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of wound infection Definition of wound infection: Inflammation of the skin, sectretion of pus or unclear fluid, opening of the wound, antibiotic therapy This will be examined on the 3 ± 1 postoperative day, at discharge, on 30 ± 2 days after the operation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cosmetic result: 1 month and 6 months after the operation the cosmetic outcome of the wound will be examined in both groups. The cosmetic result will be examined based on two cosmetic scales: -Body Image Questionnaire-, and the patient scale of the -Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale-. In addition the lenght of skin closure in minutes, the lenght of the operation in minutes, the postoperative hospital stay in days and the effects of age, gender, nicotin and alcohol consumption, Diabetes, Cortison, BMI, Albumin i.S on the rate of wound infection will be assessed.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNiloufar Aramin

Chirurgische Klinik Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

niloufar.aramin@umm.de+ 49 621 383 2225

Outcome results

None listed

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