NCT00647569

Trial of Collagen Mesh for Prevention of Ventral Hernia After Surgery for Advanced Pelvic Cancer

Randomized Controlled Trial of Collagen Mesh for Prevention of Ventral Hernia in Patients With Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneus Flap for Advanced Pelvic Malignancy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the present project is to investigate whether use of biological mesh at the donor site of the rotation flap in closure of the abdominal wall reduce the frequency of incisional hernia formation compared to the usual abdominal wall closure after abdominal rotation flap operation in surgery for advanced pelvic cancer.

Conditions

• Incisional Hernia
• Pelvic Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Mesh repair	A Surgisis Gold Hernia repair graft (Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A) is placed at the donor site of the rectus abdominis muscles used for the rotation flap before the abdominal fascia is sutured with continuous running suture.
PROCEDURE	Conventional facial closure	The abdominal facia is closed with with continuous running suture

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2008-03-31
• Last updated: 2013-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark