Efficacy of horizontal mattress suture for prevention of pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy: clinical study

Efficacy of horizontal mattress suture for prevention of pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy: clinical study - Prevention of pancreatic fistula by horizontal mattress suture after distal pancreatectomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000052036

Enrollment

180

Registered

2023-09-01

Start date

2023-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Tumors in the body or tail of the pancreas

Interventions

Standard treatment group (automatic suturing device) Trial therapy group (horizontal mattress suture)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients scheduled for open or robotic-assisted distal pancreatectomy for disease of the body or tail of the pancreas 2) Age over 20 years old on the day of surgery 3) Those whose written consent has been obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are scheduled to resect other organs (except gallbladder) 2) Patients scheduled for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy not performed under robotic assistance 3) Patients undergoing residual total pancreatectomy 4) Patients undergoing distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection 5) Patients who have severe comorbidity 6) Patients during pregnancy or at risk of becoming pregnant 7) Others patients considered inappropriate by the study investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pancreatic fistula and its GRADE	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShogo Kobayashi

Osaka University Department of Gastroenterological Surgery

skobayashi@gesurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp06-6879-3251

Outcome results

None listed

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