Status:

COMPLETED

Trial Concerning the Frequency of Parastomal Hernia With or Without a Mesh

Lead Sponsor:

Norrbottens Lans Landsting

Conditions:

Parastomal Hernia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Specific aim: To compare patients with colostomies with or without mesh at the primary operation. Primary endpoint is the incidence of parastomal hernia requiring surgery. All patients at participat...

Detailed Description

Parastomal hernia is a relatively common and troublesome complication in patients with a stoma. The exact incidence is not known and depending on definitions and if a bulging is a hernia or not, as we...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient is scheduled for permanent colostomy elective or acute operation. The optimal site for stoma is marked preoperatively.
  • No previous stoma.
  • Over the age of 18.
  • Informed consent signed by the patient.

Exclusion

  • Expected lifetime less then 3 years.
  • Fecal peritonitis (perforated bowel with free intestinal content in the peritoneal cavity).
  • Previous stoma.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

241 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00917995

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

October 16 2015

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Sunderby Hospital

Luleå, Sweden, 97180