Comparison of Outcome of Purse-string Versus Conventional Linear Wound Closure Techniques in Patients Undergoing Stoma Reversal
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Purse-string wound closure, Conventional linear wound closure.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stoma Reversal Procedure. Basic parameters: 8 months — 12 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
To compare outcomes of purse-string skin closure and conventional linear skin closure techniques in patients undergoing stoma reversal
Detailed description
Upon receiving permission from the ERC, children who fulfill the operational definitions and inclusion criteria will be enrolled in the research after informed consent. Children of both genders, age 8 months to 12 years, undergoing ileostomy or colostomy reversal will be included. All patients will be divided into two groups by lottery method by offering them to pick up slip. In group A patients, skin wound closure after stoma reversal will be done with technique of purse-string closure. In group B patients, skin closure after reversal will be done with technique of conventional linear closure. All procedures will be performed by the same. Outcome of surgery will be noted in every patient of both groups as per operational definition. This all data will be recorded on a specially designed proforma
Interventions
- Procedure Purse-string wound closure
Closure of stoma reversal wound using purse-string approximation technique - Procedure Conventional linear wound closure
Closure of stoma reversal wound using conventional linear skin closure technique.
Primary outcome measures
- Surgical Site Infections [Time frame: 7 days]
- Time for wound healing [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Length of stay [Time frame: 10 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children of both genders
- 8 months to 12 years
- Undergoing ileostomy or colostomy reversal will be include
Exclusion criteria
- • Patients with Re-current stoma prolapse
- Patients with Re-do stomas
- Patients with underlying chronic inflammatory and neoplastic conditions (Tuberculosis, Maligency
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Children hospital Faisalabad — Faisalābad
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07605403 · CH-FSD-RCT-2026-01