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Wound InfectionNCT04785404

Primary Versus Secondary Closure of Stoma-Reversal Skin Wound

A study testing primary skin closure in people with Wound Infection, run by Ayub Teaching Hospital at 1 site in Pakistan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

to compare infection rate stoma reversal skin wound after primary or secondary closure Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Wound Infection
What is being tested?
primary skin closure
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 sitePakistan
Study dates
1 Jan 2020to 31 Dec 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

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

Who cannot join

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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Pakistan1 site
  • Ayub teaching hospital

    Abbottābād, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22040

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About this study

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

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

Read the 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.

Conditions
Wound Infection
Being tested
primary skin closure
Keywords
skin closure, stoma reversal
Medical subject headings
Wound Infection

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • primary skin closureProcedure or surgery

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

Study groups in NCT04785404
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
primary skin closureExperimentalin this group, skin wound will be primarily closed
Receives: Procedure: primary skin closure
secondary skin closureNo interventionskin will be left open to heal by secondary intention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. surgical site infection

    skin wound infection at surgical site will be observed on CDC guidelines

    Measured: 30 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Mar 2021
  2. Study start1 Jan 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2020
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04785404
Sponsor's protocol ID
AyubTH
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
2 Mar 2021
Last updated
8 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: will be shared after publication

Publications

  • Akbar I, Javed Z, Batool N. Primary versus secondary closure of stoma reversal skin wound: Randomized controlled trial. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan;73(1):4-8. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.3771.

    PubMed 36841997

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing primary skin closure in people with Wound Infection, run by Ayub Teaching Hospital at 1 site in Pakistan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

surgical site infection (time frame: 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04785404, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Jul 2021.

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