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Randomised Control Study to Asses the Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Management of Wound in Surgical Patient

NCT02331485 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2015-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aim of the study is to assess the role of negative pressure therapy in the prevention of the complication of the laparotomy wound in the high risk patients group.

Primary outcome: Reduction in wound infection rate by 50%

Secondary outcome: Reduction of the length of hospital stay Decrease of using abx. for wound management Decrease cost of patient treatment

Conditions

  • Wound Infection
  • Wound Complication

Interventions

DEVICE

PICO + Acticoat group

Comparison between Pico and Acticoat dressing change after 3 and 7 days with standard Mepor dressing change on daily basis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St James Connolly Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sebastian K Smolarek, M.D · Connolly Hospital/Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

  • Thomas N Walsh, Professor, M.D, FRCSI · Connolly Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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