A randomized controlled trial about clinical effect of closed subcutaneous suction drainage and subcuticular suture against surgical site infection in gastroenterological surgery

A randomized controlled trial about clinical effect of closed subcutaneous suction drainage and subcuticular suture against surgical site infection in gastroenterological surgery - A RCT about clinical effect of subcutaneous drainage and subcuticular suture against surgical site infection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000003073

Enrollment

160

Registered

2010-01-25

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Gastric cancer, Colorectal cancer, Liver cancer, Biliary tract cancer, inflammatory bowel disease

Interventions

Control group (interrupted subcutaneous suture and stapling skin closure) Trial group (Closed subcutaneous suction drainage and interrupted subcuticular suture)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective abdominal gastroenterological surgery with resection of digestive tract . 2. ASA score 1-3 3. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Identical wound as previous abdominal surgery 2. Emergency operation 3. Laparoscopic surgery 4. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus 5. Patients received colostomy 6. Patients who has abdominal drains through their operative wound 7. Patients who has abdominal enterocutaneous fistula 8. Patients who are judged inappropriate for this clinical trial by doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of incisional surgical site infection occurrence	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hospital stay after surgery	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAkira Kobayashi

Shinshu University Department of Surgery

kbys@shinshu-u.ac.jp0263-37-2654

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026