New stitch device aims to make hysterectomy recovery safer
NCT ID NCT05570916
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called Zip-Stitch® that helps close the vaginal cuff during minimally invasive hysterectomy. Researchers wanted to see if it was safe and worked well by checking how often the implant came out on its own and how well the wound healed. 23 women took part, and their results were compared to a reference group.
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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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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Provision of signed and dated Informed Consent Form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures, including participation in follow-up visits and telephonic follow-up 3. Female 18 years and older 5. Indicated for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (includes Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, or robotic assisted vaginal hysterectomy) Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 2. History of Hepatitis C 3. History of diabetes that, in the opinion of the investigator, may delay healing 4. Current use of systemic corticosteroids 5. Active infection of genitals, vagina, cervix, uterus or urinary tract 6. Active bacteremia, sepsis or other active systemic infection 7. Presence of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) 8. Evidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 9. Known clotting defects or bleeding disorders 10. Hemoglobin \< 8 g/dL 11. Metastatic disease 12. On anticoagulant therapy 13. Participation in another interventional trial 14. Pregnancy 15. Abnormal Papanicolaou test (PAP) results that have not been fully evaluated, or in the opinion of the investigator may indicate abnormal vaginal cuff healing 16. Co-morbidities that, in the opinion of the investigator, may indicate risk of abnormal vaginal cuff healing 17. Intra-operative: Bowel injury during laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure prior to attempted cuff closure 18. Intra-operative: Bladder injury during laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure prior to attempted cuff closure 19. Intra-operative: Cases in which surgeon cannot identify adequate tissue along the cuff to apply suture laparoscopically 20. Intra-operative: Cases requiring conversion to laparotomy prior to study intervention
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lankenau Hospital
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States
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Mon Health Medical Center
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Tidewater Clinical Research
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456, United States
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Unified Women's Clinical Research
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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