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Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction With AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing Compared to Standard Surgical Dressing

NCT01258270 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2013-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing (treatment group) as compared to prepackaged island wound dressings consisting of traditional tape and gauze (control group) for total hip and total knee arthroplasty.

Conditions

  • Wound Healing

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Postop Dressing

The AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing is a silver impregnated, waterproof, adhesive dressing that sticks to the skin around the wound and blocks bacteria from the outside.

PROCEDURE

Postop Dressing

A standard island dressing consists of adhesive tape and gauze.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ConvaTec Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bryan D Springer, MD · OrthoCarolina, PA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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