Comparison of Outcome of Purse-string Versus Conventional Linear Wound Closure Techniques in Patients Undergoing Stoma Reversal

Children Hospital Faisalabad

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Stoma Reversal Procedure

Treatments: Procedure: Purse-string wound closure; Procedure: Conventional linear wound closure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07605403

CH-FSD-RCT-2026-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare outcomes of purse-string skin closure and conventional linear skin closure techniques in patients undergoing stoma reversal

Full 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

Enrollment: 108 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 months to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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108 participants in 2 patient groups

Purse-string closure group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients undergoing stoma reversal in whom wound closure will be performed using the purse-string closure technique.

Treatment:

Procedure: Purse-string wound closure

Conventional linear closure group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients undergoing stoma reversal in whom wound closure will be performed using the conventional linear closure technique

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional linear wound closure