Status:
COMPLETED
Is Pressurized Irrigation an Effective Alternative to Swabbing for Wound Cleansing?
Lead Sponsor:
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Acute and Chronic Wounds
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is to examine the effectiveness of cleansing wound with pressurized irrigation method compared with conventional practice of swabbing on the wound healing and infection of acute and chronic ...
Detailed Description
\- Registration/ randomization procedure: Once patients are identified as potential participants at their outpatient clinic visit, the research nurse will initiate the enrolment process by explaining...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Had wounds to be healed by secondary intention,
- could speak Chinese,
- with an abbreviated mental test score 7 or above indicating their normal cognitive ability; and
- being able to be accessible for wound cleansing and evaluation follow up.
Exclusion
- Unbroken skin;
- Full-thickness skin loss and damage to muscle, bone or/and any supporting structures (e.g. tendon, joint capsule);
- Wounds with a sinus where the base of the wound is not visible;
- Wounds to be healed by primary intention (e.g. sutured wound, skin grafts and skin-graft donor sites);
- Wound that was prescribed to be cleansed by irrigation;
- Patient with more than one wound;
- Patients with a very poor life expectancy or with a clinical condition that might interfere with wound healing such as active carcinoma, vasculitis, use of systemic corticosteroids, immunosuppressive agents, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within the past 30 days.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
256 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01885273
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2010
Last Update
June 24 2013
Active Locations (1)
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New Territories East Cluster Nursing Hospital Authority
Hong Kong, China