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Incisional Wound Vac in Obese Patients

NCT00789659 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2017-02-10

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Summary

It is the belief of the investigators that the current trends in complication rates associated with fixation of pelvic ring injuries and acetabular fractures in the obese are unacceptable. The overwhelming majority of these complications can be attributed to problems with surgical wound healing. The investigators feel that if a cost effective and easily performed intervention can be prospectively utilized in a specific at-risk orthopaedic trauma population in order to control a potentially devastating complication, then efforts in discovering such an intervention may prove valuable. It is our hypothesis that obese patients treated with V.A.C. therapy after standard closure of trauma-related, operative orthopaedic incisions will have fewer postoperative wound complications.

Conditions

  • Wound Infection
  • Postoperative Complication

Interventions

OTHER

Negative pressure dressing

A completely occlusive dressing that is attached to a device that allows a constant negative pressure of 125 mmHg to be generated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew Graves, MD · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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