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The Use of PlCO-Vacuum-System on Sternal Wounds

NCT06713629 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 256

Last updated 2024-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The use of a vacuum-assisted wound closure system (PICO, Fa. Smith \& Nephew) is being investigated to determine whether it reduces the incidence of sternal wound healing disorders compared to conventional wound care with plaster.

Conditions

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Wound Infection
  • Wound Healing Disorder

Interventions

PROCEDURE

cardiac surgery via median sternotomy

For both groups, the same median sternotomy cardiac surgery procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Smith & Nephew, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Kerckhoff Heart Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Giessen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-29
Completion
2024-05-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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