Status:
COMPLETED
Intradermal Suture Versus Stapling for Groin Skin Closure in Vascular Surgery (VASC-INF Trial)
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Conditions:
Surgical Site Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent and fearsome complications in vascular surgery due to its high morbidity and mortality. In addition, SSI is one of the factors related to the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed with chronic lower limb ischemia or aortic, iliac, or femoral aneurysm
- With a scheduled surgery for one of the following indications:
- Femoropopliteal Bypass
- Femorodistal Bypass
- Aortobifemoral Bypass
- Axillofemoral or Axillobifemoral Bypass
- Femorofemoral Bypass
- Femoral Endarterectomy
- Femoral approach for exclusion of an aortic aneurysm
- Surgical procedure with an incision perpendicular to the inguinal fold
- Patients who undergo both unilateral and bilateral surgical approaches \*
- \*Note: We will consider one patient as one intervention (i.e., bilateral approaches will be quantified as one single inguinal surgical approach). In the case of bilateral procedures, the same closure technique will be used for both sides.
- Patients who sign the written informed consent
Exclusion
- Background of a previous surgical intervention in the groin area.
- Femoral approach carried out in a surgical emergency setting
- Femoral approach performed due to a femoral pseudoaneurysm
- A surgical procedure performed with a transverse/oblique incision to the groin
- A patient who withdraws consent for participating in the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 4 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 14 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
225 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05434182
Start Date
March 4 2022
End Date
March 14 2025
Last Update
April 4 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, 08907