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Which stitch works best for closing a Child's colostomy?

NCT ID NCT07411885

Disease control Sponsor: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at 52 children who needed their colostomy reversed. Half had the stoma closed with full-thickness stitches, the other half with single-layer extramucosal stitches. The goal was to see which method caused fewer leaks or narrowing in the first month after surgery.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
surgical procedure (colostomy closure)
What this could lead to
If one method proves better, it could reduce complications like leaks or narrowing after colostomy reversal in children.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with only 52 children, so results may not apply to all patients. The follow-up was only 30 days.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

52 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2024

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

1 year to 12 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * • Age ≤12 years * Both genders * Colostomy for: * Anorectal malformations * Intestinal obstruction * Blunt abdominal trauma Exclusion Criteria: * • Neonates and infants * Multiple congenital anomalies * Complicated prior surgery * Patients unfit for general anaesthesia

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anorectal malformation intestinal obstruction

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Anastomosis, leaking Anastomotic stenosis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHUCHS, Lahore

    Lahore, Punjab Province, 42000, Pakistan

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