Time of Permanence of Dressing Following Breast Reconstruction

NCT01148823 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2019-09-06

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Summary

This randomized clinical trial was designed to assess the influence of time of dressing after breast reconstruction procedures on surgical site infections rates and skin colonization.

Conditions

  • Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Incisions covered for 1 day

Dressing was removed on the first postoperative day.

OTHER

Incisions covered for 6 days

Dressing was removed on the 6th postoperative day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

    collaborator OTHER
  • Daniela Francescato Veiga

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniela F Veiga, MD, PhD · Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí and Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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