Comparing stitch materials for closing belly surgery incisions
Part of Infections, Pain clinical trials.
This study compares two types of stitch material used to close the belly wall after abdominal surgery. The goal is to see which stitch is safer and more effective for healing, and you'll be followed for 6 months after your operation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You are having (or had) abdominal surgery where the cut is down the middle of your belly, whether planned or emergency.
- Your surgical wound is considered 'clean' (low infection risk), not dirty or infected.
- You are not taking steroids or chemotherapy, and you do not have HIV.
- You have not had a hernia (bulge) at the site of a previous belly surgery.
- You are not pregnant, and you can come back for a check-up 6 months after surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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