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

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

59

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2008

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2012

Conditions
Incisional HerniaPelvic Cancer
Interventions
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

Trial Locations (1)

8000

Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery P, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Cook Biotech Incorporated

INDUSTRY

lead

University of Aarhus

OTHER