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Biologic Mesh and Small Bites for Wound Complications

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Led By Julie Holihan, MD
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year after surgery
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Study Summary

This trial is being done to assess the effectiveness of different efficacious strategies to decrease the rate of major wound complications following abdominal surgery among high-risk individuals.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year after surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year after surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Proportion of Participants Major Chronic Wound Infection
Secondary outcome measures
Cost Analyses
Number of Participants With Major Complications
Number of Participants With Reoperations
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Small Bites and No Biologic MeshExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Small bites used for suturing with no placement of biologic mesh
Group II: Biologic mesh and Large BitesExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Biologic mesh placement and large bites used for suturing
Group III: Biologic Mesh and Small BitesExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Biologic mesh placement and small bites used for suturing.
Group IV: Large Bites and no biologic meshActive Control1 Intervention
Large bites used for suturing and no placement of biologic mesh.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Biologic Mesh
2017
N/A
~470

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
903 Previous Clinical Trials
320,814 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Wound Complications
228 Patients Enrolled for Wound Complications
Julie Holihan, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2 Previous Clinical Trials
500 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Tissue Reinforcement of Incisional Closure Among High Risk Patients
Julie Holihan 2017. "Tissue Reinforcement of Incisional Closure Among High Risk Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03148496.
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