Stitch showdown: which wound closure method wins for emergency belly surgery?
NCT ID NCT07601919
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 184 adults who had emergency belly surgery to see if the way doctors stitch the wound back up affects healing. They compared two methods: interrupted sutures (each stitch tied separately) and continuous sutures (one long stitch). The goal was to see which method leads to fewer wound openings or infections within 10 days after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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184 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of either gender * Aged 18-60 years * Undergoing emergency laparotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Unfit for surgery * History of diabetes * Immuno-compromised * Pregnant/lactating mothers * Malignancy * Very low or very high body mass index (\< 15kg/m2 or \> 30kg/m2)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Benazir Bhutto Hospital/Rawalpindi Medical University and Allied Hospitals
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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