Status:

COMPLETED

PICO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean Delivery.

Lead Sponsor:

Northwell Health

Conditions:

Cesarean Section Complications

Cesarean Wound; Dehiscence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled, parallel group, superiority, open-label, single-institution, Phase 3 interventional clinical trial to evaluate clinical outcomes in obese gravidas undergoing elective cesarean...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study; willing and able to return for all scheduled and required study visits
  • Female, aged 18 - 55 years
  • BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 in the 42 days prior to surgery
  • In good general health as evidenced by medical history with a 24 - 41 weeks gestational age pregnancy scheduled for cesarean delivery for any routine indication (repeat procedure, breech presentation, abnormal placentation, uterine anomaly, maternal medical condition, or elective)
  • Surgical skin site preparation with chlorhexidine gluconate solution (ChloraPrep©)
  • Received preoperative surgical prophylaxis antibiotics as per protocol
  • Surgical incision that can be covered completely by the NPWT skin system
  • Pre-operatively assessed to undergo a procedure with a CDC Wound Classification of:
  • a. Class I (Clean): An uninfected operative wound in which no inflammation is encountered and the respiratory, alimentary, genital, or uninfected urinary tract is not entered
  • OR - b. Class II (Clean Contaminated): An operative wound in which the respiratory, alimentary, genital, or uninfected urinary tract are entered under controlled conditions and without unusual contamination
  • Wound hemostasis has been achieved

Exclusion

  • Cesarean delivery before fetal viability (24 0/7 weeks gestational age)
  • Unplanned Cesarean delivery
  • Intrauterine fetal demise
  • Known allergic reactions to components of the PICO NPWT system
  • Systemic bacterial or fungal infection at the time of surgery
  • Diagnosis of systemic or remote-site skin infections at time of delivery
  • Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 7 days prior to cesarean delivery or 42 +/- 10 days after cesarean delivery
  • Delivery for suspected intrauterine infection (defined as maternal fever plus one clinical criteria)
  • Critical illness or immune-compromising disease (eg acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
  • Chronic steroid use
  • Pre-operatively assessed to have a CDC Wound Classification of:
  • Class III (Contaminated): Open, fresh, accidental wounds, and/or major breaks in sterile technique or gross spillage from the gastrointestinal tract
  • OR - Class IV (Dirty-Infected): Old traumatic wounds with retained devitalized tissue and those that involve existing clinical infection or perforated viscera
  • High-risk for anesthesia (American Society of Anesthesiologists \[ASA\] class P4 - P6)
  • Intra-operative hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion, disseminated-intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) or any other medical or surgical condition during the Cesarean section deemed by the investigator to pose a prohibitively high risk for surgical re-exploration
  • Unable to speak or understand English, with no interpreter available.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

153 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03414762

Start Date

April 1 2019

End Date

September 30 2022

Last Update

February 29 2024

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040