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Wound ComplicationSCDRAIN-GONCT07735962

Prophylactic Subcutaneous Drainage After Gynecologic Oncology Midline Laparotomy

A study testing Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage and Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage in people with Wound Complication and Surgical Site Infection (SSI), run by Mahmut Yassa at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether placing a small drain under the skin can help prevent wound problems after gynecologic oncology surgery in adult women with a thick layer of tissue under the skin. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage and Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
334 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
20 Jul 2026to 1 Mar 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Female participants aged 18 years or older
  • Undergoing midline laparotomy for gynecologic oncology surgery
  • Intraoperative subcutaneous tissue thickness of 2.5 cm or greater, measured at the thickest part of the incision
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent before surgery

Who cannot join

  • Emergency surgery
  • Active infection before surgery
  • Severe immunosuppression
  • Refusal to provide written informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Bora Taşpınar, MD contact

+905053946331

borataspinar@gmail.com

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital

    Istanbul

    mahmut yassa, +905396635484, mahmut_yassa@hotmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Effect of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Drainage on Wound Complications in Patients With Thick Subcutaneous Tissue Undergoing Midline Laparotomy for Gynecologic Oncology Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether placing a small drain under the skin can help prevent wound problems after gynecologic oncology surgery in adult women with a thick layer of tissue under the skin.

The main question it aims to answer is:

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Does a small drain placed under the skin lower the number of wound complications within 30 days after surgery?

Researchers will compare two groups:

Participants in one group will have a small closed-suction drain placed under the skin before the skin is closed.

Participants in the other group will not have a drain placed under the skin.

All participants will have midline abdominal surgery. During surgery, the surgeon will measure the thickness of the tissue under the skin. Participants with a thickness of 2.5 cm or more will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.

In both groups, the tissue under the skin will be closed in a standard way using separate 2/0 Vicryl stitches. Participants in the drain group will have the drain removed when the amount of fluid collected in 24 hours is less than 30 mL, unless the surgeon decides that earlier or later removal is needed.

Participants will be followed for 30 days after surgery to check for wound problems such as infection, wound separation, fluid collection, blood collection, or the need for extra wound care or another procedure.

Read the detailed description

Wound complications after gynecologic oncology surgery are clinically important because they may increase postoperative morbidity, delay recovery, prolong hospital stay, and postpone planned adjuvant treatment. Increased subcutaneous tissue thickness is a recognized surgical risk factor for wound-related problems after abdominal surgery. However, the benefit of routinely placing a prophylactic drain in the subcutaneous tissue remains uncertain, and practice varies among surgeons.

This study will evaluate a standardized approach to prophylactic subcutaneous drainage in participants undergoing gynecologic oncology surgery through a midline laparotomy. The study is designed as a single-center, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial. Because the intervention is a surgical procedure that is visible to the operating team and to postoperative care providers, masking will not be used.

Written informed consent will be obtained before surgery from potentially eligible participants. The final eligibility for randomization will be confirmed during surgery by measuring the subcutaneous tissue thickness with a sterile ruler at the thickest part of the incision. Participants who meet the intraoperative thickness requirement will be assigned to one of the study groups using a pre-generated randomization sequence and sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes.

The study compares two standard surgical approaches used in routine clinical practice: placement of a closed-suction drain in the subcutaneous tissue versus no subcutaneous drain. No investigational drug, biological product, or experimental medical device will be used. In both groups, subcutaneous tissue approximation will be standardized with interrupted 2/0 Vicryl sutures. In the drainage group, the subcutaneous drain will be managed according to a predefined removal criterion based on the 24-hour drainage volume, unless clinical circumstances require a different decision.

Postoperative care will otherwise follow the usual clinical practice of the gynecologic oncology surgery service. Wound-related findings and postoperative clinical data will be collected during hospitalization, at discharge, and during the postoperative follow-up period. Hospital records, outpatient assessments, readmission records, and telephone follow-up may be used to complete follow-up information when needed.

The primary analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle, with participants analyzed according to their randomized group. A supportive per-protocol analysis will also be performed to assess the effect of protocol adherence. The main treatment effect will be expressed using absolute risk difference with 95% confidence intervals, with relative effect estimates reported as additional measures. The results are expected to clarify whether routine prophylactic subcutaneous drainage provides clinically meaningful benefit in patients with thick subcutaneous tissue undergoing gynecologic oncology midline laparotomy.

Prespecified exploratory analyses will examine the association between baseline and intraoperative variables (body mass index, diabetes mellitus, preoperative hemoglobin, preoperative serum albumin, operative duration, bowel intervention, and subcutaneous tissue thickness) and 30-day composite wound complication using multivariable logistic regression. These analyses are exploratory and are not registered as outcome measures.

Being tested
Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage, Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage
Keywords
subcutaneous drain, gynecologic oncology, midline laparotomy, wound complication, surgical site infection, subcutaneous tissue thickness, randomized controlled trial
Medical subject headings
Surgical Wound Infection

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainageProcedure or surgery

    Placement of a closed-suction drain in the subcutaneous tissue before skin closure in patients with intraoperative subcutaneous tissue thickness of 2.5 cm or greater.

  • Standard closure without subcutaneous drainageProcedure or surgery

    Standardized subcutaneous tissue approximation and skin closure without placement of a prophylactic subcutaneous drain.

Study groups in NCT07735962
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Subcutaneous DrainExperimentalParticipants allocated to this arm will receive prophylactic closed-suction subcutaneous drainage after midline laparotomy and before skin closure. Subcutaneous tissue approximation will be performed with interrupted 2/0 Vicryl sutures. The drain will be removed when the 24-hour drainage volume is less than 30 mL, unless earlier or later removal is clinically indicated.
Receives: Procedure: Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage
No Subcutaneous DrainActive comparatorParticipants allocated to this arm will undergo standard surgical closure without prophylactic subcutaneous drainage. Subcutaneous tissue approximation will be performed with interrupted 2/0 Vicryl sutures.
Receives: Procedure: Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Composite wound complication within 30 postoperative days

    The primary outcome is the incidence of composite wound complication within 30 postoperative days. Composite wound complication is defined as the occurrence of at least one of the following: surgical site infection, wound dehiscence, clinically significant subcutaneous seroma, clinically significant subcutaneous hematoma, or wound-related intervention.

    Clinically significant subcutaneous seroma or hematoma is defined as a seroma or hematoma requiring any additional wound care beyond routine postoperative care, unscheduled clinical assessment, imaging, antibiotic treatment, aspiration, drainage, readmission, or surgical intervention.

    Wound-related intervention is defined as any wound-directed procedure (aspiration, drainage, re-suturing, surgical revision, or operative wound debridement) performed because of a postoperative wound complication, in either an inpatient or outpatient setting.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Surgical site infection within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of surgical site infection within 30 postoperative days, including superficial or deep incisional surgical site infection as clinically diagnosed and recorded during postoperative follow-up.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  2. Wound dehiscence within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of wound dehiscence within 30 postoperative days, including superficial or deep wound separation documented during postoperative follow-up.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  3. Clinically significant subcutaneous seroma within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of clinically significant subcutaneous seroma within 30 postoperative days. Clinically significant seroma is defined as a seroma requiring additional wound care beyond routine postoperative care, unscheduled clinical assessment, imaging, antibiotic treatment, aspiration, drainage, readmission, or surgical intervention.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  4. Clinically significant subcutaneous hematoma within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of clinically significant subcutaneous hematoma within 30 postoperative days. Clinically significant hematoma is defined as a hematoma requiring additional wound care beyond routine postoperative care, unscheduled clinical assessment, imaging, antibiotic treatment, aspiration, drainage, readmission, or surgical intervention.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  5. Wound-related intervention within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of wound-related intervention within 30 postoperative days. Wound-related intervention is defined as any wound-directed procedure performed because of a postoperative wound complication, including aspiration, drainage, re-suturing, surgical revision, or operative wound debridement, regardless of whether the procedure is performed in an inpatient or outpatient setting.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  6. Wound-related readmission within 30 postoperative days

    Incidence of hospital readmission within 30 postoperative days due to a wound-related complication.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  7. Postoperative length of hospital stay

    Length of postoperative hospital stay, defined as the number of days from surgery to hospital discharge.

    Measured: From the date of surgery to hospital discharge, assessed up to 30 days after surgery

  8. Subcutaneous tissue thickness in participants with and without 30-day composite wound complication

    Subcutaneous tissue thickness, measured in centimeters intraoperatively with a sterile ruler at the thickest part of the midline incision, reported separately for participants with and without composite wound complication within 30 postoperative days.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jul 2026
  2. Study start20 Jul 2026
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Mar 2028 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants who provide written informed consent before surgery will undergo intraoperative measurement of subcutaneous tissue thickness. Participants with subcutaneous tissue thickness of 2.5 cm or greater will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two parallel groups: prophylactic subcutaneous drainage or no subcutaneous drainage. Randomization will be performed using a pre-generated block randomization sequence with sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
334 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07735962
Sponsor's protocol ID
SCDRAIN-GO-RCT-2026
Acronym
SCDRAIN-GO
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
16 Jul 2026
Last updated
30 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: De-identified individual participant data underlying the published results, together with a data dictionary, will be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding investigator. Data will be shared only after publication of the primary study results and subject to institutional approval, a scientifically sound research proposal, and execution of a data use agreement. Additional data may be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the principal investigator.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage and Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage in people with Wound Complication and Surgical Site Infection (SSI), run by Mahmut Yassa at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact MAHMUT yassa, MD (+905396635484, mahmut_yassa@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Composite wound complication within 30 postoperative days (time frame: Up to 30 days after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jul 2026.

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