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Comparing 7-Day Versus 14-Day Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Revision Hip and Knee Surgery
Led by Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust · Updated on 2024-03-25
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Participants Needed
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52 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the use of negative pressure wound therapy NPWT dressings in patients undergoing revision hip or revision knee surgery. This trial aims to compare wound healing and complications between two therapy durations 7 days versus 14 days. The study focuses on whether one week of NPWT is sufficient or if two weeks provides better outcomes, especially considering wound healing through old scar tissue in revision surgeries. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 7-day NPWT PICO dressing and pump PICO 7 or a 14-day NPWT PICO dressing and pump PICO 14. The 14-day group will have a dressing change at one week, with the pump paused during the change and restarted afterward. Both revision hip and revision knee surgery patients will be included, with equal numbers in each group. Throughout the study, researchers will assess wound fluid leakage by grading staining on the dressings at one and two weeks post-surgery. They will also monitor for wound breakdown, discharge, and infections up to six weeks after surgery. Photographs will document wound appearance from surgery through follow-up visits. Participants must attend scheduled outpatient visits and follow instructions for study participation.
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Brief Title
PICO 7 vs PICO 14 in Revision Hip and Revision Knee Surgery.
Research Team
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Julie Steen, BSc. (Hons)
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