Primary Versus Secondary Closure of Stoma-Reversal Skin Wound

Primary Versus Secondary Closure of Stoma-Reversal Skin Wound: Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04785404

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-05

Start date

2020-01-01

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-07-08

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

Conditions

Wound Infection

Keywords

skin closure, stoma reversal

Brief summary

to compare infection rate stoma reversal skin wound after primary or secondary closure

Detailed description

There will be two groups. In group A, skin will be stitched with prolene while in group B skin will be left open to follow up till 1 month and wound observed for infection according to CDC guidelines.

Interventions

PROCEDUREprimary skin closure

skin will be stitched after stoma reversal to heal by primary intention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

patients will be randomly distributed to two groups. Group A patients will have skin wounds stithed after stoma reversal while in secondary closure group B, wound will be allowed to heal by secondary intention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* . All patients who undergo ileostomy or colostomy reversal will be included

Exclusion criteria

* included patients with reversal of stoma through laparatomy, post-operative anastomotic leak and co-morbidities like diabetes, Chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease etc

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
surgical site infection	30 days	skin wound infection at surgical site will be observed on CDC guidelines

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026