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A Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Ability of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to Reduce Colorectal Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

NCT02348034 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2021-04-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study will explore the ability of negative pressure wound therapy (Prevena dressing) to reduce post operative superficial surgical site infection rate in elective colorectal surgery. Half of the participants will receive Prevena dressing on closed incision immediately after the operation while other half will receive conventional surgical dressing.

Conditions

  • Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

DEVICE

Prevena Dressing

Prevena dressing will be applied to the closed surgical wound after the elective colorectal surgery to evaluate its ability to reduce surgical site infections.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Saskatoon Health Region

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gary Groot · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2020-12-07
Completion
2020-12-07

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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