Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT03911700

Prophylactic Reinforcement of Ventral Abdominal Incisions Trial

Led by C. R. Bard · Updated on 2026-02-25

477

Participants Needed

44

Research Sites

624 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This trial is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Phasix™ Mesh implantation at the time of midline fascial closure compared to primary suture closure in preventing a subsequent incisional hernia in subjects at risk for incisional hernia after open midline laparotomy surgery.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Prophylactic Reinforcement of Ventral Abdominal Incisions Trial

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Scheduled for elective, open midline laparotomy incision of 5 cm or larger
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Have a hernia risk equal to moderate or greater
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Previous hernia repair
  • Emergent surgery
  • Planned creation of skin flaps
  • Planned second surgery
  • Active skin pathology
  • Life expectancy less than 24 months
  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
  • Taking medications or having medical conditions that may impair wound healing
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class greater than IV
  • Currently enrolled in another clinical trial
  • Site personnel involved directly with this trial
  • Any condition preventing use of the device or completion of follow-up
  • Known or suspected allergy to tetracycline hydrochloride or kanamycin sulfate
  • Two separate incisions created during surgery
  • Prior onlay mesh placement
  • Surgeon unable to fully close the fascia
  • Surgery requires more than one piece of mesh
  • Contraindication to mesh placement
  • Active infection classified as CDC Class IV
  • Currently breastfeeding

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 44 locations

1

Dignity Health

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013

Actively Recruiting

2

Keck Medical Center of USC

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Withdrawn

3

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Actively Recruiting

4

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102

Active, Not Recruiting

5

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105

Withdrawn

6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Terminated

7

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637

Active, Not Recruiting

8

Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Active, Not Recruiting

9

University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40508

Actively Recruiting

10

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112

Actively Recruiting

11

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Withdrawn

12

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417

Withdrawn

13

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

Actively Recruiting

14

St. Luke's Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111

Withdrawn

15

Cox Health

Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807

Withdrawn

16

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Actively Recruiting

17

Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68106

Withdrawn

18

Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114

Withdrawn

19

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Actively Recruiting

20

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032

Active, Not Recruiting

21

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

Active, Not Recruiting

22

Atrium Health

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203

Active, Not Recruiting

23

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708

Withdrawn

24

New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28401

Actively Recruiting

25

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Actively Recruiting

26

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Withdrawn

27

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Actively Recruiting

28

Baptist Clinical Research Institute

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163

Active, Not Recruiting

29

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

Actively Recruiting

30

CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, Inc.

Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304

Active, Not Recruiting

31

Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz

Graz, Austria, 08020

Actively Recruiting

32

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, Belgium, 09000

Actively Recruiting

33

CHU de Dijon Bourgogne

Dijon, France, 21079

Actively Recruiting

34

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Lille, France, 59000

Actively Recruiting

35

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Lille, France, 59000

Actively Recruiting

36

Hôpital Paris St Joseph

Paris, France, 75014

Actively Recruiting

37

Hôpital Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, France, 69495

Actively Recruiting

38

CHU Reims

Reims, France, 51092

Actively Recruiting

39

Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France, 67000

Actively Recruiting

40

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Gyneocology

Berlin, Germany, 13353

Withdrawn

41

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Surgery

Berlin, Germany, 13353

Withdrawn

42

Asklepios Klinik Barmbek

Hamburg, Germany, 22307

Actively Recruiting

43

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany, 69120

Actively Recruiting

44

Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz

Koblenz, Germany, 56072

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

A

Amanda Resendes, MBA

CONTACT

J

Jaime Ritter, MPH

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

2

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