Transverse versus longitudinal groin incision for vascular surgery
Official title: The Incidence of Surgical Site Complications in Transverse Versus Longitudinal Groin Incision in Vascular Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Run by Kolding Sygehus · NCT06631378 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This compares transverse and longitudinal groin incisions to see if transverse incisions lead to fewer wound problems for people having vascular surgery on the groin.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 232 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Kolding Sygehus Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Kolding) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | June 1, 2027 |
| Study ends | July 1, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | June 27, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT06631378 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults scheduled for elective vascular reconstruction that requires a groin incision and who have not had prior groin surgery and are not undergoing emergency or trauma operations.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with previous groin operations, emergency trauma/bleeding or pseudoaneurysm cases, operations within 24 hours of admission, or those needing a planned muscleplasty are excluded and unlikely to benefit from the trial intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This randomized interventional trial assigns patients undergoing vascular reconstruction with a groin incision to either a transverse or a longitudinal incision. Surgeons perform the assigned incision during the planned groin operation and patients are followed for surgical site complications, readmissions, reoperations, length of hospital stay, and amputation rate. Key exclusions include prior groin surgery, emergency operations for trauma/bleeding or pseudoaneurysm, operations within 24 hours of admission, and cases where muscleplasty is planned. Outcomes will be compared between the two incision groups to determine whether incision orientation affects postoperative complications and resource use.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the transverse incision approach could reduce groin wound complications, lower readmissions and reoperations, shorten hospital stays, and reduce amputations after groin vascular surgery.
How similar studies have gone: Previous evidence is limited and largely observational with mixed results, so randomized data on whether transverse incisions reduce groin wound complications are scarce.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: • Patients undergoing vascular reconstruction with a groin incision Exclusion Criteria: * Patients previously operated with a groin incision. * Patients undergoing operation due to trauma, bleeding, or pseudoaneurysm. * Patients operated within the first 24 hours of admission. * If it prior to the operation is deemed necessary with a muscleplasty.
Where it's running
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Department of Vascular Surgery - Lillebaelt Hospital
Kolding, Denmark Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Christina P Madsen, Dr
- Email: christina.pilgaard.madsen@rsyd.dk
- Phone: +4576360788
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.