A stitch in time: which flap technique reduces complications in hypospadias surgery?
NCT ID NCT07676916
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two microsurgical techniques—single versus double dartos flap—for repairing distal hypospadias in children. Researchers will measure which method leads to fewer complications like fistulas, meatal narrowing, or infections. The study includes 100 boys aged 6 months to 18 years with primary distal hypospadias and a urethral plate larger than 8 mm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Microsurgical dartos flap procedure
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves better, it could reduce complications like fistulas and improve surgical outcomes for children with hypospadias.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Both techniques carry standard surgical risks such as infection or scarring.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 months to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Male patients diagnosed with Distal Hypospadias. * Age: From 6 months to 18 years. * Primary cases. * Uretheral Plate\>8mm. * Glanular width≥14mm. Exclusion Criteria: * Coronal and glanular hypospadias. * Severe chordee. * Associated disorders of sexual development. * Un-controlled bleeding disorders.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tanta University
RECRUITINGTanta, El-Gharbia, 31527, Egypt