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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Are All Systems Alike?

NCT00590369 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2012-04-02

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Summary

Hypotheses: (1)Wound healing during hospital stay will be equal between systems, (2)RNs will perceive the Versatile One (EZCare) system as easier to use, (3)Costs related to dressing changes will be less with Versatile one (EZCare), (4)Hospital length of stay will be equal or shorter with the Versatile One (EzCare) system, (5) Nursing time using Versatile One (EZCare) will be less than or equal to VAC system, (6) Patients will report less pain during dressing changes with Versatile One (EZCare).

Conditions

  • Wounds

Interventions

DEVICE

KCI -VAC

Negative pressure wound therapy device

DEVICE

Versatile One (EZCare)

Negative pressure wound therapy device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Smith & Nephew, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nancy M Albert, PhD, RN · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2008-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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