Testing the effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in the at risk obstetric population for the prevention of surgical wound complications: The CYGNUS Trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: surgical site infection; surgical wound complications; skin/other skin conditions; Skin - Other skin conditions; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618002006224
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Western Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 7 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 449

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant
Informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

Males
Non consenting patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical wound dehiscence as per the study definition: separation along any point of the incision, and confirmed by attending surgeon and wound clinician/nurse practitioner. Any separations of sutured margins along any point of the surgical incision line is deemed an event. Study definition is as per the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) Consensus Document. Surgical wound dehiscence: improving prevention and outcomes. Wounds International, 2018[ Day 30 postoperative]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical site infection as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) definition as per clinical signs and symptoms and with further microbiological testing and confirmation. [ Day 30 postoperative]