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Mesh may stop hernias after colostomy

NCT ID NCT01380860

Completed Prevention Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether placing a special mesh during colostomy creation can prevent hernias from forming around the stoma. 200 patients having their first colostomy were randomly assigned to get the mesh or not. They were checked every three months for two years to see if a hernia developed.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
surgical mesh
What this could lead to
If successful, this could establish a simple surgical step to prevent painful hernias in people who need a colostomy.
What could go wrong
The trial is completed but results are not yet widely known. Mesh use may carry its own risks like infection or discomfort.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hernia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PARASTOMAL HERNIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • APHM - Hôpital La Timone Adultes

    Marseille, 13385, France

  • APHP - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France

  • APHP - Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpetrière

    Paris, 75651, France

  • APHP - Hôpital Beaujon

    Clichy, 92110, France

  • APHP - Hôpital Lariboisière

    Paris, 75010, France

  • APHP - Hôpital Saint-Antoine

    Paris, 75571, France

  • CH de Vichy - Jacques Larin

    Vichy, 03207, France

  • CHRU de Besancon

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • CHRU de Clermont Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63058, France

  • CHRU de Lille - Hôpital Claude Huriez

    Lille, 59037, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33075, France

  • CHU de Lyon

    Lyon, 69317, France

  • CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • CHU de Rouen

    Rouen, 76038, France

  • CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

    Nîmes, 30029, France

  • Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009, France

  • Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Val d'Aurelle - Paul Lamarque

    Montpellier, 34298, France

  • Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Centre Paul Strauss

    Strasbourg, 67065, France

  • Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59020, France

  • Hôpital Albert Michallon, CHU de Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38043, France

  • Hôpital Pontchailou

    Rennes, 35033, France

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