Rinsing of contaminated postoperative oncological wounds with tap water or an antiseptic agent * a randomized controlled clinical trial
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- gecontamineerde wonden na chirurgie van maligne aandoeningcontaminated woundswondbeslag
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46491
- Lead Sponsor
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Patients older > 18 years.
Wound dehiscence of at least 2 cm long or deep.
Wound in the abdomen, inguinal, breast, perineum or extremities.
Between two weeks and three months postoperatively.
Wound must be free of necrosis.
Patient is willing and physically and psychologically able to follow instructional protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
Smoking at time of start treatment with rinsing.
Antibiotics use rinsing less than three days before starting.
Not able to assess and sign independently informed consent.
Detrimental or detectable presence of malignancy
Diabetes mellitus
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Number of microorganisms<br /><br>Pain<br /><br>Odour<br /><br>Dropout</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>bleeding<br /><br>infection</p><br>