Stitch showdown: can a shorter stitch prevent painful hernias?

NCT ID NCT01965249

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Aesculap AG Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 29 times

Summary

This study tested whether using shorter stitches with a special long-lasting suture material (Monomax®) reduces the risk of incisional hernias after a large abdominal cut. About 425 adults having planned abdominal surgery were randomly assigned to either short or long stitches. The main goal was to see how many people developed a hernia one year after surgery, checked by ultrasound.

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Locations

AKH Linz

Linz, 4021, Austria
Klinik am Eichert, Allgemeinchirurgische Klinik

Göppingen, 73035, Germany
Klinikum Landkreis Tuttlingen, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral, und Gefäßchirurgie

Tuttlingen, 78532, Germany
Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität

Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
LMU Großhadern

München, 81377, Germany
Robert Bosch KH Stuttgart

Stuttgart, 70376, Germany
Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig

Braunschweig, 38126, Germany
Vivantes Klinikum Spandau

Berlin, 13585, Germany
Wilhelminenspital Wien

Vienna, 1160, Austria

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