Triclosan Coated Suture Wound Closure for Peripheral Vascular Surgery: a Prospective Multicenter Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical Wound Infection
• Interventions: Procedure: triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closure; Procedure: regular sutures for surgical wound closure

• Registration Number: NCT01101789
• Lead Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized multicenter study which purpose is to determine whether triclosan-coated sutures for wound closure after lower limb vascular surgery would reduce the incidence of surgical wound infections.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-12
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 276

Inclusion Criteria

• patient undergoing peripheral vascular surgery procedure

Exclusion Criteria

• patients refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
triclosan	triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closure	triclosan-coated sutures
control	regular sutures for surgical wound closure	sutures without triclosan-coating

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surgical wound infection	one month after surgical procedure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Carelia central hospital; 🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland