Status:

TERMINATED

Ultrasound to Prevent Leg Wound Complications in Heart Bypass.

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Surgical Wound Infection

Coronary Artery Bypass

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The long saphenous vein is traditionally harvested for use as a conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Currently, the long saphenous vein is not imaged prior to surgery. This study aims t...

Detailed Description

A vein from the leg is widely is widely harvested during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery for bypass of diseased coronary arteries. This vein is called the long saphenous vein. Currentl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Listed for CABG surgery with long saphenous vein harvesting.
  • Aged over 18 years.
  • Capable of providing informed consent.
  • Five days or more to consider participation prior to surgery if an outpatient or 2 days if an inpatient referred by their consultant.
  • Operative procedure to be undertaken at the Bristol Heart Institute.

Exclusion

  • Operation within 48h hours if an inpatient or 5 days if an outpatient.
  • Aged below 18 years of age.
  • Incapable of providing informed consent i.e. confirmed diagnosis of dementia or other mental health conditions or unconscious.
  • Current participant in a different randomised control trial.
  • Pregnancy
  • Active cancer
  • Immunosuppressed.
  • Non-English speaker that requires a Trust translator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 13 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02307084

Start Date

February 1 2015

End Date

February 13 2017

Last Update

May 3 2019

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University Hospital Bristol NHS FT

Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 8HW