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CLOSM Trial: Groin Closure Using Layered Option for Suture Material

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* All patients \> 18 years who undergo ELECTIVE vascular surgery that would require groin incisions
* Patients with to undergo ELECTIVE bilateral groin incisions will be matched to receive closure with PDS in one groin and Vicryl in the other groin

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age 17 or younger
2. Prisoners
3. Pregnant patients
4. Emergent cases
5. Active groin infection prior to intervention
6. History of prior surgical groin access (re-operative groin)
7. Groin closure after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

About the study

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing groin closure after vascular intervention with Vicryl suture versus PDS (polydioxanone) suture. This will be a single center trail performed at CCF main campus. Patients will be enrolled in a prospective fashion and will be randomized 1:1 to either PDS or Vicryl closure. Patients undergoing bilateral groin exposure will be randomized to receive both closure types to either groin.

What is being tested

• Groin closure with PDS suture (procedure)
• Groin closure suture material (procedure)

Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic · Participants: 259 · Started: Mar 27, 2025

Contact the study team

• Ahmed Sorour, MD · Phone: 216-399-9224

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06990425

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Vascular Diseases

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.