Vacuum Assisted Closure Versus On-demand Relaparotomy in Patients With Fecal or Diffuse Peritonitis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19+
SponsorOdense University Hospital

About this trial

Multicenter randomized controlled trial including patients with fecal or diffuse peritonitis to either vacuum assisted closure or relaparotomy "on-demand".

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Diffuse peritonitis originating from a different focus than the small intestine, colon or rectum

Diffuse peritonitis originating from a perforation on the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, appendix, necrotizing pancreatitis, salpingitis, or peritoneal dialysis

Primary peritonitis

Immunocompromised (ongoing chemotherapy or prednisolone >20 mg/day)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Vacuum assisted closure
  • Relaparotomy "on demand"

Treatment groups

340 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators