Suture Techniques to Reduce the Incidence of The inCisional Hernia (STITCH)

July 31, 2014 updated by: joris harlaar, Erasmus Medical Center
The objective of the study is reduction of the incidence of the most frequent complication of abdominal surgery, incisional hernia. In this multi center double-blinded prospective randomized controlled trial, in which a new suture technique using small bites is compared with the traditionally applied large bites (mass closure) technique for midline incisions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

576

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Netherlands
    • Zuid-Holland
      • Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, 3000CA
        • Erasmus Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent
  • All laparotomies with a midline incision
  • Age > 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous incisional hernia after midline incision
  • Previous surgery through a midline incision within 3 months
  • Pregnancy (in women)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Large tissue bites
As control the conventional large bites technique (mass closure) will be applied in with bites widths of 1 cm and inter-suture spacing of 1 cm with the use of PDS plus ll 1-0 double loop suture material with a 48 mm needle.
Procedure: Closure of the abdominal wall after midline incisions
Closure of the midline incision after any abdominal operation. Suturing of the fascia of the abdominal wall with two different techniques
Experimental: small tissue bites
In the other group of 288 patients the small bites technique will be applied with bite widths of 0,5 cm and inter suture spacing of 0,5 cm with the use of PDS plus ll 2-0 single suture material with a 31 mm needle placed in the linea alba. In the small bites technique, twice as many stitches will be placed per sutured cm, with a smaller needle and thinner suture material.
Procedure: Closure of the abdominal wall after midline incisions
Closure of the midline incision after any abdominal operation. Suturing of the fascia of the abdominal wall with two different techniques

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incisional hernia occurrence within one year after operation clinical and/or radiographically detected
Time Frame: one year
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
postoperative complications; in particular wound infection (during admission), burst abdomen (during admission) and wound pain (measured with a visual analog scale (VAS) during the first 6 days after surgery).
Time Frame: one month
one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center

Collaborators

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis
Rijnstate Hospital
Groene Hart Ziekenhuis
Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk
Vlietland Ziekenhuis
Sint Franciscus Gasthuis
Meander Medical Center
Kennemer Gasthuis
Havenziekenhuis

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Johan Lange, MD, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 1, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2014

Last Verified

July 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STITCH trial MEC 2009-026

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