Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Collagen Mesh for Prevention of Ventral Hernia After Surgery for Advanced Pelvic Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
Cook Biotech Incorporated
Conditions:
Incisional Hernia
Pelvic Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of the present project is to investigate whether use of biological mesh at the donor site of the rotation flap in closure of the abdominal wall reduce the frequency of incisional hernia format...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients operated with a vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneus flap after abdominoperineal resection for advanced pelvic cancer.
Exclusion
- Pre or perioperative knowledge of disseminated malignancy
- Unable to follow the control program
- Known allergy to pig
- Compromised immune defense
- Artificial heart valve or recent (\< 3 months) implanted foreign body
- Age \< 18 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00647569
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
September 9 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery P, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, 8000