Reducing the surgical site infection rate after loop colostomy reversal by application of vacuum assisted delayed wound closure

Reducing the surgical site infection rate after loop coloSTOMy reversal by Application of Vacuum Assisted delayed wound Closure: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37399763

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-01-20

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-07-24

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Conditions

Surgical site infection rate, negative-pressure wound therapy Infections and Infestations Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

After hospital admission, an x-ray series of both limbs of the stoma is taken with radiopaque material. Where required, further cardiopulmonary diagnostic measures are done the day before surgery. The

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Eligible participants are all adults aged 18 or over 2. Loop colostomy to be reversed 3. Signed informed consent for participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases 2. Persons who received systemic steroids within the last year

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The rate of superficial and deep surgical site infections (SSIs) after ostomy takedown (in a period of 30 days postoperative after colostomy reversal) based on the CDC criteria for definition of a wound infection	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The influence of the particular treatment on the quality of life (assessed with SF-36), and to evaluate factors, which might influence the rate of SSIs	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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