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Role of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC) Applied to "Dirty" Surgical Wounds

NCT00947089 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2009-07-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) is effective to reduce the risk of surgical site infections (SSI).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

oxidized regenerated cellulose (Fibrillar SURGICEL)

one gauze made of ORC

DEVICE

iodoform gauze

one iodoform gauze

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sergio Alfieri, MD · UCSC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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