U.S., Aug. 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07766044) titled 'A One-year Follow-up of Incisional Hernia Formation Between Device Assisted and Manual Laparotomy Closure' on Aug. 10.
Brief Summary: The study compares one-year incisional hernia formation between two cohorts of patients that underwent open surgery for colorectal diseases. The patients had the abdominal wall closure performed with either a device for standardized closure or manual closure.
The devices aims to secure the closure technique that is advocated by guidelines and could potentially reduce abdominal wall complications. Upholding closure quality can be cumbersome and time consuming and hence inferior closure can sometimes b...