Staples versus Sutures.

Staples or Sutures for wound closure after Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON27691

Enrollment

1800

Registered

2013-04-10

Start date

2012-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Wound closure after implantation of a Total Hip Prosthesis. Sluiten van de wond na het implanteren van een Totale Heup Prothese

Interventions

Closing the surgical wound made to perform a Total Hip Arthroplasty with either staples or sutures.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients; 2. Elective total hip arthroplasty.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of ipsilateral hip surgery; 2. Acute setting: Traumatic or pathological fracture; 3. Known skin diseases (e.g. allergies for suture or staple materials) or local skin deformities; 4. History of current or prior drug abuse or alcoholism, serious psychiatric and neurological illness; 5. Patients who are unable to give informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Wound infections (superficial and deep).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Wound discharge; 2. Wound dehiscence; 3. Wound necrosis; 4. Prolonged hospital stay (more than 5 days); 5. Time needed for wound closure in minutes; 6. Length of hospital stay in days after surgery; 7. Onset of complications (early = during admission / late = after discharged from hospital).	—

Contacts

Public ContactW.H. Mallee

Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Meibergdreef 9

w.h.mallee@amc.uva.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)