Status:
RECRUITING
Routine Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy THR TKR RCT
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Knee Arthropathy
Hip Arthropathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for post total joint arthroplasty incisions has demonstrated benefits in reducing wound complications. A prospective randomized trial will be conducted including...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing total knee or total hip arthroplasty at Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Exclusion
- Patients using steroid, or other immune modulators that is known to affect wound healing, prior surgery to the knee or hip, skin condition such as eczema that would result in poor healing or widen scars, patients with a known significant history of hypertrophic scarring or keloid.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 11 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 10 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
82 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06181097
Start Date
December 11 2023
End Date
December 10 2026
Last Update
December 29 2023
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong