Impact of Subcuticular Suture to prevent surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery

Impact of Subcuticular Suture to prevent surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery - Subcuticular Suture against Infection: SSI study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000004001

Enrollment

1240

Registered

2010-08-05

Start date

2010-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Colorectal cancer

Interventions

group A: to close wound with stapler with 10mm interval group B: to close wound with interupted subcuticular suture with 4-0 or 5-0 monofilament material

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1; elective colorectal cancer surgery 2: performance status (ECOG): 0 or 1 3: age above 20 years old 4: major organ function is maintained 5: written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1: emergency surgery 2: other than cancer surgery 3: surgery for recurrent site 4: patient with active infection 5: pregnant women 6: patient with preoperative chemotherapy or chemoratiotherapy 7: poor controlled diabetes mellitus 8: major organ dysfunction 9: patient with stoma 10: without written informed consent 11: physician`s judgement

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of incisional surgical site infection	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
wound complication rate length of postoperative stay wound closure time aethesity patient satisfaction	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShin Kobayashi

National Cancer Center Hospital East Colorectal Surgery

shkobaya@east.ncc.go.jp04-7133-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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