Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluating Advantages of Prevena After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
ProMedica Health System
Conditions:
Infection of Total Hip Joint Prosthesis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Determine the extent to which application of the Prevena vacuum system to clean surgical incisions immediately following surgical procedure (total hip or total knee arthroplasty) will reduce the rates...
Detailed Description
The specific aim of this research project is to determine the effect of using the Prevena vacuum system on the rate of repeat surgical procedures and surgical site complications in patients having und...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing primary total hip or knee arthroplasty
- 18-85 years of age
Exclusion
- Patients undergoing revision total hip or knee arthroplasty
- Allergy to silver
- Current systemic infection
- Currently being treated for malignancy
- Patients suffering from anemia or malnutrition
- Patients afflicted with jaundice
- Patients deemed to be non-compliant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
248 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01854138
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
July 12 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43615