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Effect of Vitamin E Ointment on Incisional SSI in Colorectal Surgery

NCT02820948 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2016-07-01

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Summary

A prospective, randomized study was performed. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: those patients undergoing subcutaneous vitamin E ointment application (Group 1) and those patients who not (Group 2).

Incisional surgical site infection (SSI), microbiological cultures from the infected surgical wounds, postoperative pain and acute phase reactants were investigated.

Conditions

  • Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin E ointment application

Before the skin stapling and after the subcutaneous irrigation with normal saline, sterile Vitamin E acetate ointment was applied in the subcutaneous tissue; 2 ml were applied in the suprapubic incision and 0.5 ml in the rest of port sites.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital General Universitario Elche

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Damian Garcia · Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

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