Secondary Versus Tertiary Wound Closure in High Risk Gynecologic Abdominal Surgical Incisions

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Surgical Incision

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to determine if closing a surgical wound differently is better than the procedure that is currently used. The wound will be closed with what is considered "tertiary intent." This means, rather than leaving the wound open, the wound will be partially closed after surgery, and then completely closed 4-7 days after surgery. The investigators also want to see how this new wound closure process affects your quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03861065

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

8

Starts

2019-02-27

Expected to finish

2020-11-26

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Allergy to triclosan
• Patients undergoing HIPEC

Where it is running

• Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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