Status:
RECRUITING
Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Sean Devitt
Conditions:
Postoperative Wound Infection
Postoperative Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded, interventional feasibility study to evaluate if showering with post operative drains in place leads to an increase in complications. The patien...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded interventional feasibility trial evaluating the post-operative outcomes of surgical patients undergoing breast reduction or panniculectomy proce...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients having one of the following procedures at Geisinger Medical Center in which drains are placed
- Breast reduction
- Lower panniculectomy
- Fleur-de-lis panniculectomy
- ≥18 years of age
- Able and willing to provide consent
Exclusion
- Patients on antibiotics at the time of surgery
- Patients sent home on antibiotics after surgery
- Patients who work in healthcare with direct patient contact
- Patients having a panniculectomy to be eligible for a kidney transplant
- Patients having a ventral hernia repair at the time of the panniculectomy
- Patients admitted to the hospital for \>1 night
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 23 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 15 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04725916
Start Date
February 23 2022
End Date
July 15 2026
Last Update
September 29 2025
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Geisinger Health
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822