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Impact of Preoperative Local Water-Filtered Infrared-A (wIRA) Irradiation on Postoperative Wound Healing

NCT01654679 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2012-09-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to dermine whether local-water filtered infrared-A (wIRA) irradiation can reduce postoperative wound infection. wIRA irradiation is applied 20min directly preoperatively, before patients underwent abdominal surgery. The wIRA is a harmless light source, that has been described before. We test the impact and clinical outcome of patients undergoing a one-time preoperative wIRA irradiation on postoperative wound healing.

Conditions

  • Wound Infection Rate After Surgery
  • Impact of Wound Infection on Pain and Wound Healing

Interventions

DEVICE

wIRA irradiation

wIRA irradiation for 20min prior to surgery. The distance between the light bulb and the skin surface was 27cm.

OTHER

visible light only

visible light application at a distance of 27cm from the skin surface with for 20 min.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Technical University of Munich

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Research Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Beat M Künzli, MD · Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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