Evaluation of the learning curve for endoscopic hand-suturing in the closure of mucosal defects after gastric endoscopic resection

Evaluation of the learning curve for endoscopic hand-suturing after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection - Evaluation of the learning curve for endoscopic hand-suturing after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057952

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-24

Start date

2025-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients who underwent endoscopic hand-suturing for wound closure after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Patients admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology at our hospital between November 1, 2022, and March 31, 2025. (ii) Target condition: Cases in which a single expert performed endoscopic hand-suturing (EHS) for wound closure after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). (iii) Age: Patients aged 18 years or older. (iv) Sex: No restrictions. (v) Patients who provided informed consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) Cases in which endoscopic hand-suturing (EHS) was performed by someone other than the designated expert. (ii) Cases where the suture site involved organs other than the stomach. (iii) Cases in which two endoscopes were used during EHS. (iv) Other patients deemed inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average time per stitch	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Suture retention rate, Postoperative complication rate	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomonari Ikeda

Nagasaki harbor medical center Division of Gastroenterology

ikeda_tomonari@ncho.jp095-822-3251

Outcome results