An observational study in Wound With Foreign Body (With or Without Infection), sponsored by Dow University of Health Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 25 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-20.
Sponsored by Dow University of Health Sciences · Observational
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Among 11 studies in Wound Infection with a site in Pakistan — 1 open to participants now, 1 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Wound Infection · Pakistan.
Among the 11 studies in Wound Infection with a site in Pakistan, this one is the only one that started in 2019, is the only observational one, and was the 1st registered.
270 studies on the registry are indexed under Wound Infection; 33 are open to participants now.
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Dow University of Health Sciences · Sites in Pakistan
Ages 18–60
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Of the 23 Wound Infection studies recruiting now, 17 (74%) set no upper age limit and 1 (4%) stops at 75 or younger; 2 take children under 18; 2 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 25 Years to 60 Years · all sexes.
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11 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2019; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2019.
This study's enrollment of 80 is below the median of 141 across 28 observational studies indexed under Wound Infection.
Median enrollment 93 across the 10 interventional studies, 80 across the 1 observational. Of the 10 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
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None of the 11 has an industry lead sponsor. The 9 most frequent:
Dow University of Health Sciences is the lead sponsor of 179 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.
Dow University of Health Sciences has 3 studies filed under Wound Infection — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
None of the studies under way reaches primary completion within a year.
Among the 11 studies in Wound Infection with a site in Pakistan, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
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Patient diagnosed with Para umbilical hernia, umbilical hernia, epigastric will be selected for the study. Sampling technique will be systematic with every 2nd patient being exposed to Gentamycin spray during mesh repair. . Each procedure took 90 to 120 minutes approximately. All patients underwent open abdominal hernioplasty operated on elective list. After placing onlay polypropylene mesh fixed with 2-0 prolene and gentamicin 160 mg injection will be sprayed over the secured mesh. Close active suction drain will be placed in subcutaneous space. Finally we will close the skin with Prolene 2-0 with vertical mattress suture or stapler.
Patients and methods:
The study will be conducted at Dow University Hospital Karachi, Ojha Campusa. The subjects included were elective patients operated for abdominal hernias. Sample size calculated for a larger study with 50% frequency, and 99% confidence levels, using Openepi was found to be 664. According to Connelly*, the sample size of pilot study should be 10% of the sample size of a larger pilot study. As it is a pilot study, the sample size for this study was found to be 66.
We will take the informed consent before including the patient in the study. Inclusion criteria Following hernia operated on elective list
Exclusion criteria
Sampling technique will be systematic with every 2nd patient being exposed to Gentamycin spray during mesh repair. . Each procedure took 90 to 120 minutes approximately. All patients underwent open abdominal hernioplasty operated on elective list. After placing onlay polypropylene mesh, fixed with 2-0 prolene and gentamicin 160 mg injection will be sprayed over the secured mesh. Close active suction drain will be placed in subcutaneous space. Finally skin will be close with Prolene 2-0 with vertical mattress suture or stapler. All patients discharge on a day care basis with follow-ups in the OPD Out patient Department for any post-operative SSI Surgical site infection for a period of two weeks. Drains will be remove once no or less than 20 ml serosanguinous/ serous discharge in 24 hours.
Two group Study population selected from Out patient Department for elective Surgery
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Elective surgery; Para umbilical hernia, umbilical and epigastric hernia,
Exclusion Criteria:
Emergency Admission incissional hernia inguinal hernia
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Open technique Hernioplasty for abdominal hernia in which 160 mg Gentamycin spray applied over the mesh
Drug: Gentamycin
Open technique Hernioplasty for abdominal hernia in which no Gentamycin spray applied over the mesh
Gentamycin 160 mg spray applied over the mesh
Wound infection
SSI Surgical site infection
Time frame: two weeks
Plan to share: Yes — Through research paper
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report, Analytic code
Time frame: 6 month
Access criteria: email
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Ran from Oct 2019 to primary completion in Oct 2019, 0 months.
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