# PDS vs Polyamide for Midline Abdominal Closure

> **NCT00514566** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India** · enrollment: 64 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Laparotomy

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Suture for midline abdominal closure

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00514566
- **Lead sponsor:** Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2004-10
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** 2006-04
- **Target enrollment:** 64 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Unacceptable incidence of wound dehiscence in the PDS group
- **Last updated:** 2007-08-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00514566

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00514566, "PDS vs Polyamide for Midline Abdominal Closure". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00514566. Licensed CC0.

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