HIP-STITCH (Wound Recovery After THA)

Launched by REINIER HAGA ORTHOPEDISCH CENTRUM · Feb 16, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The HIP-STITCH trial is studying how different stitching techniques affect wound healing after hip replacement surgery. Researchers will compare four types of sutures—Monocryl, Vicryl Rapide with Indermil skin glue, Dermabond Prineo, and Stryker Zip—to see which one leads to the best recovery of the surgical wound within the first two weeks after the operation. Participants will take photos of their bandage at home three days and eleven days after surgery, and a research team member will take photos of the wound during follow-up visits at seven and fourteen days.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be at least 18 years old and scheduled for total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) surgery at the RHOC in Zoetermeer. They should not have had any previous surgeries on the same hip and must be able to communicate in Dutch to give informed consent. Participants can expect to be part of an important study that aims to improve recovery outcomes for future patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Eighteen years or older.
• • Scheduled to undergo Total Hip Arthroplasty via the anterior approach for any indication at the RHOC.
• • No prior operations to the hip which is to be operated on.
• • A good command of the Dutch language
• • Able to give written informed consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Usage of cytostatics in the period ranging from fourteen days prior, to ninety days after the operation.
• • Unable to, or difficulty with communicating in the Dutch language (e.g. due to mental disability, inability to understand/speak/write Dutch, et cetera).