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CompletedNCT03408366Updated Aug 2, 2022

A Study Assessing Circulation Around Surgical Incisions at the Time of Laparotomy Closure

An interventional study of Laparotomy and ICG in Laparotomy, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Completed at 8 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-08-02.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 129 studies in Surgical Wound with a site in United States — 17 open to participants now, 21 under way, none of them phase 3. Surgical Wound · United States.

Enrollment
82nd of 111
20 · median 50
Started
2018
with 11 others
No phase
88 of 129
9 open now
Registered
51st of 129
by date

Among the 129 studies in Surgical Wound with a site in United States, this one is the 82nd largest by enrollment of the 111 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 12 that started in 2018, is one of 88 with no phase, and was the 51st registered.

Surgical Wound

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 33 Surgical Wound studies recruiting now, 19 (58%) set no upper age limit and 10 (30%) stop at 75 or younger; 6 take children under 18; 7 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This study is being done to find out if Spectrum Near-Infrared (NIR) imaging with Indocyanine Green (ICG) dye can help measure blood flow around an incision before and after the surgeon closes the incision with staples or sutures.

The Spectrum NIR imaging system uses a handheld camera that produces a special type of light that can help surgeons see things during surgery that are difficult to see with the naked eye, for example, cancer tissue versus healthy tissue. Spectrum NIR imaging has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a tool that is widely used during surgery.

ICG dye is a sterile solution that can be seen with Spectrum NIR imaging. This dye, used with Spectrum NIR imaging, allows surgeons to see blood flow to parts of the body during and after surgery. Making sure that there is enough blood flow to the surgical site helps to promote a less complicated recovery.

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Conditions studied

  • Laparotomy

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Keywords

  • Laparotomy
  • Surgical Incisions
  • Wound Perfusion
  • 17-650
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Criteria for Eligibility Prior to Surgery

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Woman undergoing a laparotomy procedure via a vertical midline incision for any indication with the Gynecology Service at MSK
  • Age ≥18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with hepatic dysfunction as evidenced by elevated transaminases
  • Women with a history of cirrhosis or other chronic liver disease
  • Women with an allergy to iodine
  • Women undergoing laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgery

Criteria for Eligibility Post-Surgery

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Woman undergoing a laparotomy procedure via a vertical midline incision for any indication with the Gynecology Service at MSK
  • Age ≥18 years

Subject Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with laparotomy incisions unable to be closed primarily due to tissue or fascial damage
  • Women with transverse laparotomy incisions
  • Women with laparotomy incisions left open due to a case classification as "contaminated" or "dirty"
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Women having a Laparotomy

    The first 10 patients enrolled will undergo skin closure with staples. The next 10 patients enrolled will undergo skin closure with a running subcuticular suture.to evaluate skin perfusion using the Spectrum NIR imaging system following intravenous injection of ICG in all patients. Patients will be assigned skin closure with either running subcuticular suture or skin staples in a sequential, nonrandomized fashion before the procedure. After the planned surgical procedure is complete, ICG will be injected intravenously. Video of the incision will be recorded. After skin closure is complete, a second intravenous bolus of ICG (same dose as previously injected) will be given. Video of the incision will again be recorded. Measurement of perfusion will subsequently be performed by video analysis at the previously described three predefined points along the incision after surgery is complete and again after skin closure.

    Procedure: Laparotomy · Other: ICG · Other: Spectrum NIR imaging system

Interventions

  • ProcedureLaparotomy

    Laparotomy via vertical midline incision and after the planned surgical procedure is complete.

  • OtherICG

    ICG will be injected intravenously ICG is a fluorescent iodide dye.

  • OtherSpectrum NIR imaging system

    The Spectrum NIR imaging system uses a handheld camera that emits light in the NIR range.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. percentage of cases with successful perfusion measurements

    Feasibility will be determined by the percentage of cases with successful perfusion measurements.

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)
    Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, United States
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
    Middletown, New Jersey 07748, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only )
    Montvale, New Jersey 07645, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)
    Commack, New York 11725, United States
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
    Harrison, New York 10604, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre (Consent only)
    Rockville Centre, New York 11570, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)
    Uniondale, New York 11553, United States
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2018 to primary completion in Aug 2022, 54 months.

Of 99 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Surgical Wound, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 53. This study's 54 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 126 studies reached it within 18 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 42.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 17, 2018
First posted
Jan 24, 2018
StartActual
Jan 15, 2018
Primary completionActual
Aug 1, 2022
CompletionActual
Aug 1, 2022
Last update
Aug 2, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 2, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03408366
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 24, 2018
Start date
Jan 15, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2022
Completion
Aug 1, 2022
Last update
Aug 2, 2022

Study contacts

Nadeem Abu-Rustum, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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