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New wound closure method tested in High-Risk surgery patients

NCT ID NCT03861065

Disease control Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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Completed
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Cancelled
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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at a new way to close surgical wounds in women at high risk for complications after gynecologic abdominal surgery. Instead of leaving the wound partially open to heal, the new method closes it partially right after surgery and fully closes it a few days later. The study aimed to see if this approach leads to fewer infections and better healing, but it was stopped early with only 8 participants.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Tertiary wound closure procedure
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a better way to close surgical wounds that lowers infection risk and improves healing.
What could go wrong
The study was terminated early with only 8 participants, so results are very limited and may not apply to others.

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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

8 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2019

Finished

Nov 2020

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 65 years

Sex

Female participants only

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with high risk class II, class III, class IV abdominal wounds * Undergoing laparotomy for gynecologic related disorders * Patients undergoing laparotomy for both benign and malignant diagnoses will be included in this study Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Allergy to triclosan * Patients undergoing HIPEC

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Conditions

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Surgical Wound

As listed by the trial registrant

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Surgical incision

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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