Transverse Versus Longitudinal Groin Incision in Vascular Surgery

Kolding Sygehus

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Peripheral Arterial Disease(PAD); Aneurysmal Disease

Treatments: Procedure: Transverse groin incision; Procedure: Longitudinal incision

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06631378

KoldingSygehusKarkir

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to examine whether incision type has an influence on the development of groin wound complications after operation in the groin in vascular surgery.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does a transverse incision in the groin lead to fewer surgical site complications than a longitudinal incision? Does a transverse incision lead to fewer readmissions, fewer reoperations, shorter length of hospital stay, and a lower amputation rate.

Participants will undergo vascular surgery in the groin with either a transverse or longitudinal incision. The incision type will be selected randomly.

Enrollment: 232 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing vascular reconstruction with a groin incision

Exclusion criteria

• Patients previously operated with a groin incision.
• Patients undergoing operation due to trauma, bleeding, or pseudoaneurysm.
• Patients operated within the first 24 hours of admission.
• If it prior to the operation is deemed necessary with a muscleplasty.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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232 participants in 2 patient groups

Transverse groin incision

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Transverse groin incision

Longitudinal groin incision

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Longitudinal incision