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Status unknownNCT03750942PROMISSUpdated Nov 23, 2018

PROphylactic Mesh to Prevent Incisional Hernias at the Former Stoma Site: the PROMISS-trial

An interventional study of Adhesix® monofilament polypropylene mesh (Bard Davol) in Incisional Hernia, sponsored by Maastricht University Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-11-23.

Sponsored by Maastricht University Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2018), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Rationale:

Approximately 7000 stomata are created in the Netherlands every year. The occurrence of a parastomal herniation is high, with a reported incidence of 4-48%. Also, the former stoma site is at increased risk for the development of an incisional hernia. A clinical incisional hernia rate of 30% is reported after stoma reversal. Herniation can cause pain, deformity and possibly incarceration, which results in a significant impact on the quality of life of the patient.

The hypothesis of this study is that the use of a prophylactic mesh at the time of stoma formation leads to a lower incidence of incisional hernias after stoma reversal, an improved quality of life and therefore a possible cost reduction in healthcare.

Objective:

To evaluate the incidence of incisional hernias after stoma reversal after preventive mesh placement compared to no mesh placement. In addition, we aim to assess the effect of preventive mesh placement on the quality of life and the effect on healthcare cost reduction by avoiding re-intervention.

Study design:

A multicentre double blind randomized controlled trial with a total follow up of 24 months.

Study population:

Adults (18-99) undergoing bowel resection with the formation of a temporary stoma.

Intervention:

A preventive mesh will be placed using a sublay keyhole technique (pre-peritoneal, retromuscular) at stoma formation. The mesh will be left in situ after stoma reversal and the hole in the mesh will be closed, to prevent incisional herniation.

Main study parameters/endpoints:

  • Primary: Incidence of incisional hernias after stoma reversal
  • Secondary: Quality of life, stoma related prolapse or parastomal herniation, cost effectiveness and mesh related complications.

Nature and extent of the burden and the risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness:

The standard surgical procedure for the treatment of parastomal hernias is used in a prophylactic fashion. As this is standard care in parastomal hernias the risks are minimal. The mesh that is used is CE approved. The burden of participation in this study is minimal for the patient all follow-up visits coincide with the regular visits for colorectal cancer. Hence, no extra outpatient department visits, and even no additional diagnostics nor other medical procedures that could potentially burden the patient, are required.

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Conditions studied

  • Incisional Hernia
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In context

Hernia

1,096 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia; 132 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 130 is above the median of 80 across 739 interventional studies indexed under Hernia.

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Lead sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 835 studies on the registry; 122 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma
  • Bowel resection following stoma formation, intended to be temporary.
  • Elective surgery
  • ASA-score I-III
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency operation
  • Peritonitis (i.e. bowel perforation)
  • Bowel obstruction
  • A life expectancy of less than 2 years (distant metastasis i.e. located in the liver, peritoneum, lung, cerebral or bone)
  • Earlier hernia repair with mesh placed in a 10cm proximity of the future stoma site.
  • Chronic use of antibiotics
  • Chronic use of immunosuppressive medication
  • ASA-score IV or above
  • Not able to sign informed consent
  • Patient being unable to speak Dutch
  • Patient allergic to one of the components of the mesh
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Adhesix® monofilament polypropylene mesh (Bard Davol) group

    The intervention arm will receive a mesh surrounding the stoma at the time of creation of the stoma.

    Device: Adhesix® monofilament polypropylene mesh (Bard Davol)

  • No intervention
    Control group

    The control group will not receive a mesh and the stoma will be created according local protocol.

Interventions

  • DeviceAdhesix® monofilament polypropylene mesh (Bard Davol)

    The intervention group will receive preventive mesh placement and in the control group no mesh is placed, the stoma is closed according to standard practise.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of incisional hernia at the former stoma site.

    Incidence of incisional hernia Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of parastomal hernia

    Incidence of parastomal hernia Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Occurence of prolapse

    Incidence of prolapse Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. Occurence of mesh infection

    Incidence of mesh infection Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Occurence of wound infections

    Incidence of wound infections Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  5. Occurence of Seroma

    Incidence of seroma Expressed in % ranging from 0-100%, a lower percentage is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  6. Quality of life score

    Quality of life postoperatively assessed through questionnaires. - EQ-5D-5L (0-25), lower is considered a better outcome

    Time frame: 24 months

  7. Quality of life score

    Quality of life postoperatively assessed through questionnaires. - Carolina Comfort scale (0-40), lower is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  8. Quality of life score

    Quality of life postoperatively assessed through questionnaires. - EORTC QLQ-CR29 (0-228), lower is considered a better outcome.

    Time frame: 24 months

  9. Operation length

    Time from start of the operation to finish (min), longer operation time can be an indication of a more complex procedure.

    Time frame: during operation

  10. Time to stoma reversal

    Time between creation of the stoma and its reversal, will be expressed in days. (minimum of 14 days to a maximum of 730 days). It will be measured from creation of stoma to reversal, which is 6 weeks on average, if the stoma is not reversed within 24 months the patient is excluded. For it will not be able to reach the primary endpoint. Delay of reversal of the stoma may indicate that patient condition or other patient related factors are not optimal.

    Time frame: time from stoma creation to reversal

  11. Cost-effectiveness

    Cost benefit analysis involving health cost and societal cost due to inability to participate in work. Lower health care cost are considered a better outcome, it is hypothesised that preventive treatment results in less cost by avoiding reoperations and readmission on the long term. Assessment will be performed using questionnaires; the iMCQ questionnaires for cost effectiveness analysis. The questions of the questionnaire will be analysed separately, for the questions range from yes/no questions to multiple choice or questions regarding number of days/ hours worked.

    Time frame: 24 months

  12. Cost-effectiveness

    Cost benefit analysis involving health cost and societal cost due to inability to participate in work. Lower health care cost are considered a better outcome, it is hypothesised that preventive treatment results in less cost by avoiding reoperations and readmission on the long term. Assessment will be performed using questionnaires; the iPCQ questionnaires for cost effectiveness analysis. The questions of the questionnaire will be analysed separately, for the questions range from yes/no questions to multiple choice or questions regarding number of days/ hours worked.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Maastricht University Medical Centre
    Maastricht, Limburg 6229 HX, Netherlands
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 23, 2018, 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
NCT03750942
Lead sponsor
Maastricht University Medical Center
Responsible party
Sebastiaan van Steensel (PhD candidate, Maastricht University Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 23, 2018
Start date
Mar 1, 2019 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 1, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 23, 2018

Study contacts

Nicole D Bouvy, MD, PhD
Contact
n.bouvy@mumc.nl
+3143-3875492
Sebastiaan Steensel, MD
Contact
s.vansteensel@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+3143-3872354
Nicole D Bouvy, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Maastricht University Medical Centre, department of Surgery

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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