Stitch showdown: which suture keeps groin wounds safer?
NCT ID NCT06990425
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two different stitch materials (PDS and Vicryl) for closing groin incisions after planned vascular surgery. About 259 adults will be randomly assigned to one stitch type or the other. The goal is to see which material leads to fewer wound problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- suture material (PDS or Vicryl)
- What this could lead to
- If one suture material works better, it could reduce groin wound complications after vascular surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial comparing two common materials, so the difference may be small or not apply to other hospitals.
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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 259 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * All patients \> 18 years who undergo ELECTIVE vascular surgery that would require groin incisions * Patients with to undergo ELECTIVE bilateral groin incisions will be matched to receive closure with PDS in one groin and Vicryl in the other groin Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age 17 or younger 2. Prisoners 3. Pregnant patients 4. Emergent cases 5. Active groin infection prior to intervention 6. History of prior surgical groin access (re-operative groin) 7. Groin closure after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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