The neoClose Abdominal Closure vs Carter-Thomason Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Surgical Port Site Hernia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the neoClose abdominal closure to the standard Carter-Thomason closure in a bariatric surgery gastric bypass population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02589171

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

70

Starts

2016-02-12

Expected to finish

2018-04-25

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Morbid obesity (BMI > 35).
• Completed multimodality pre operative evaluation (Psychology, Nutrition, Support Groups).
• Approved for robotic assisted laparoscopic gastric bypass.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous midline laparotomy or weight loss procedure.

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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