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Negative Pressure Incisional Wound Therapy for High-risk Ventral Hernia Repair

NCT04455724 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2024-06-27

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Summary

The investigators are testing the ability of vacuum dressings to improve wound healing for patients having large hernias surgically repaired who are at risk of having wound complications. The trial will randomly be giving some patients having this surgery the vacuum dressing and some a standard dressing and observing how their wounds heal in hospital and at follow-up appointments.

Conditions

  • Ventral Hernia

Interventions

DEVICE

Negative pressure incisional wound therapy

A vacuum-style dressing system that is sealed in place over a surgical wound, applying constant negative pressure to the healing tissues.

DEVICE

Standard sterile dressing

A standard, sterile island dressing

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher E Blewett, MD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-14
Primary Completion
2024-05-01
Completion
2024-05-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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