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Prophylactic Post-Cesarean Incisional Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients

NCT02901613 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 186

Last updated 2017-02-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy in decreasing wound complications in morbidly obese patients (BMI greater than of equal to 40) at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Retrospective data will be collected regarding morbidly obese patients who have undergone cesarean section and patients will be recruited to have the intervention (negative-pressure wound therapy) applied and outcomes will be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Negative-pressure Wound Therapy
  • Morbid Obesity
  • Cesarean Section
  • Wound Infection

Interventions

DEVICE

Negative-pressure wound therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Albany Medical College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Cole, MD · Albany Medical College

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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