Health Trials

Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy

ConditionsLiver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct NeoplasmMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the LiverPrimary Malignant Liver Neoplasm
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

About this trial

This clinical trial compares two different kinds of surgical closing techniques, short stitch suture or traditional suture, in patients who are having liver tumor surgery. This study may help researchers learn if one technique can lower the chances of developing a hole in the wall of the abdomen (an abdominal hernia) at the incision site better than the other.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients undergoing hepatectomy for malignant diagnosis (primary or secondary) from 5/1/2021 through 11/1/2024 will be eligible for inclusion in this study

Elective surgery

Age >= 18

Planned midline laparotomy incision or inverted-L incision

Disqualifiers

Pre-existing abdominal hernia

History of mesh placement at prior laparotomy

Pregnant women

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Quality-of-Life Assessment
  • Surgical Procedure
  • Surgical Procedure

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov