Actively Recruiting
CLOSM Trial: Groin Closure Using Layered Option for Suture Material
Led by The Cleveland Clinic · Updated on 2025-05-29
259
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
144 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing groin closure after vascular intervention with Vicryl suture versus PDS (polydioxanone) suture. This will be a single center trail performed at CCF main campus. Patients will be enrolled in a prospective fashion and will be randomized 1:1 to either PDS or Vicryl closure. Patients undergoing bilateral groin exposure will be randomized to receive both closure types to either groin.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
CLOSM Trial: Groin Closure Using Layered Option for Suture Material
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients 18 years or older undergoing elective vascular surgery requiring groin incisions
- Patients scheduled for elective bilateral groin incisions will receive closure with PDS in one groin and Vicryl in the other
You will not qualify if you...
- Age 17 years or younger
- Prisoners
- Pregnant patients
- Emergency surgery cases
- Active groin infection before the intervention
- History of prior surgical groin access (re-operative groin)
- Groin closure after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Ahmed Sorour, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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