Status:

COMPLETED

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Reduce Surgical Site Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Conditions:

Patients Undergoing Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of surgical site infection between traditional wound care and negative pressure wound therapy. Wounds will be assessed 4-5 days after surgery and at th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female and male patients 18 years of age or older
  • Scheduled for an elective surgery in either open CRS or open HPBS. This includes, but is not limited to: ileocecectomy, right hemicolectomy, extended right hemicolectomy, transverse colectomy, left hemicolectomy, sigmoidectomy, proctectomy, low anterior resection, or abdominoperineal resection gastrectomy, hepatectomy, bile duct reconstruction, duodenectomy, pancreatectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, or pancreatic duct reconstruction

Exclusion

  • The need for emergency surgery.
  • The need for use of only laparoscopic surgery.
  • Presence of bowel obstruction, strangulation, peritonitis or perforation.
  • The presence of local or systemic infection preoperatively.
  • ASA class ≥4.
  • Inability to provide informed consent and authorization.
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to silver.
  • Any clinically significant condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would significantly impair the subject's ability to comply with the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 18 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 26 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

164 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01905397

Start Date

December 18 2013

End Date

May 26 2021

Last Update

December 2 2022

Active Locations (2)

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Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46223

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710