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Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure (VAWC) and Mesh Mediated Fascial Traction

NCT00494793 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 111

Last updated 2017-12-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this multicenter trial is to prospectively evaluate a novel combination of vacuum assisted wound closure (VAWC) and mesh mediated fascial traction for closure of open abdomens.

Conditions

  • Open Abdomen
  • Fascial Closure

Interventions

PROCEDURE

VAWC and mesh mediated fascial traction

The first period of 2-5 days only the abdominal VAWC dressing is applied. On day 3-10 a polypropylene mesh is sutured to the fascial edges, between the two layers of the VAWC system, and tightened. The VAWC dressing is changed and the mesh tightened every 2-3 days, resulting in gradual approximation of the fascial edges. Finally the mesh is removed and the fascia is closed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uppsala University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Gävle Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Falu Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • KCI Europe Holding B.V.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • The Swedish Research Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Skane University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulf Petersson, MD, PhD · Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-01
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2015-04-01

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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