NPWT in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures for Management of GI Malignancies

NCT04955730 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 290

Last updated 2026-03-02

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Summary

This randomized trial will use a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy device or standard wound closure, in participants with gastrointestinal neoplasms, to measure the rate of surgical site infections

Conditions

  • Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

DEVICE

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy is a single use NPWT that produces a negative pressure at -80 mmHg. Participants will have their fascia and skin closed in the same manner as the control arm participants, and will wear the NPWT dressing for 7 days after surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose M Pimiento, MD · Moffitt Cancer Center

  • Daniel Anaya, MD · Moffitt Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-05
Primary Completion
2025-04-30
Completion
2026-03-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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