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Vacuum-Assisted Dressings (V-AD) in the Management of Open Chest Wounds

NCT02803164 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2021-09-29

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Summary

Vacuum-assisted dressings (V-AD) are effective in treating patients with open chest wounds (OCW) and will decrease the time-to-closure of such wounds when compared to a historical cohort of patients managed by traditional wound care management.

Conditions

  • Open Chest Wounds

Interventions

DEVICE

Wound Vacuum-assisted dressing

The NPWT system (V.A.C. Therapy System, KCI USA Inc.) consisted of a medical-grade non-adherent polyvinyl alcohol white foam applied directly to the infected surface, followed by an open-pore reticulated polyurethane black foam cut to fit the wound and covered by a transparent air-tight adhesive drape. A suction cup with tubing was placed over a small slit on the drape and connected to a suction machine (V.A.C. ULTA Therapy Unit).

OTHER

Control group

Retrospective review of subjects medical records with open chest wounds who were treated with the traditional treatment techniques.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-10
Primary Completion
2020-11-03
Completion
2020-11-03
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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