Sutures Versus Glue in Laparoscopic Port Site Closure. (STILS)

St. James's Hospital, Ireland

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Infection; Cosmetic Outcome; Cost

Treatments: Other: 4-0 Monocryl; Other: Adhesive Glue

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03843866

SJH 2019-1.0

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cosmesis postoperatively is an important consideration for both patients and surgeons and consequently surgeons have become increasingly interested in replacing conventional sutures by means of adhesive bonds for the closure of skin wounds.

Therefore the investigators are using two different close techniques for laparoscopic wounds. These are; 1. sutures with steri-strips and 2. adhesive bond.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective Laparoscopic surgeries. Emergency Laparoscopic surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

• Contaminated wounds. immunocompromised patients. diabetic patients. history of Keloid scarring.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Suture & steri-strips

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: 4-0 Monocryl

Adhesive Glue

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Adhesive Glue