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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01132209

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : May 27, 2010

Last Update Posted : August 1, 2014

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

Vlietland Ziekenhuis

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Meander Medical Center

Kennemer Gasthuis

Rijnstate Hospital

Groene Hart Ziekenhuis

Havenziekenhuis

Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

joris harlaar, Erasmus Medical Center

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

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Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :	May 2013

Publications:

Millbourn D, Cengiz Y, Israelsson LA. Effect of stitch length on wound complications after closure of midline incisions: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Surg. 2009 Nov;144(11):1056-9. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.189.

Harlaar JJ, van Ramshorst GH, Nieuwenhuizen J, Ten Brinke JG, Hop WC, Kleinrensink GJ, Jeekel H, Lange JF. Small stitches with small suture distances increase laparotomy closure strength. Am J Surg. 2009 Sep;198(3):392-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.10.018. Epub 2009 Mar 12.

Millbourn D, Israelsson LA. Wound complications and stitch length. Hernia. 2004 Feb;8(1):39-41. Epub 2003 Sep 6.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Deerenberg EB, Harlaar JJ, Steyerberg EW, Lont HE, van Doorn HC, Heisterkamp J, Wijnhoven BP, Schouten WR, Cense HA, Stockmann HB, Berends FJ, Dijkhuizen FPH, Dwarkasing RS, Jairam AP, van Ramshorst GH, Kleinrensink GJ, Jeekel J, Lange JF. Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 Sep 26;386(10000):1254-1260. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60459-7. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Harlaar JJ, Deerenberg EB, van Ramshorst GH, Lont HE, van der Borst EC, Schouten WR, Heisterkamp J, van Doorn HC, Cense HA, Berends F, Stockmann HB, Vrijland WW, Consten EC, Ottow RT, Go PM, Hermans JJ, Steyerberg EW, Lange JF. A multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of small stitches on the incidence of incisional hernia in midline incisions. BMC Surg. 2011 Aug 26;11:20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-11-20.

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