Status:

TERMINATED

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Therapy Effects and the Impact on the Patient's Quality of Life

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Stockholm South General Hospital

Conditions:

Wounds

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Wounds have long been a source of suffering for unfortunate victims and in recent years new complementary methods have been developed in areas where traditional wound treatment has been insufficient. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • acute wounds with substance defect after primary suture demanding further treatment or wounds not primary sutured
  • wounds with osteosynthesis, bone or tendon visual regardless wound size
  • postoperative infections with wound and substance defect demanding further treatment.
  • fasciotomy on extremity

Exclusion

  • wound size \< 2 cm and depth \< 1 cm
  • pressure ulcers, open abdomen and chronic ulcers
  • patients with dementia or mental illness so severe that participation in the study is impossible
  • patients non in command of the swedish language
  • ongoing treatment with warfarin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01191567

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

November 17 2017

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Södersjukhuset

Stockholm, Sweden, 11883