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
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Bristol NHS FT
Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 8HW