Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the prevention of post-operative surgical wound dehiscence in at risk patients following abdominal surgery; a multicentre randomised control trial.

Phase 4

Recruiting

• Conditions: post surgical wound complications; Skin - Other skin conditions; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001275853
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 652

Inclusion Criteria

Consenting adults who are undergoing an abdominal surgical procedure that uses a midline laparotomy as the surgical entry.

Exclusion Criteria

peadiatrics, any patient under 18years of age, emergency admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome will be assessed through the following clinical endpoints assessed by 2 independant clinicians<br>1. occurence of surgical wound dehiscence (compared to controls)<br>[Day 30]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary outcomes will be the following clinical endpoints and measured by 2 independant clinicians;<br>1. Occurence of surgical site infection (superficial or deep) compared to controls[Day 14 post op];The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the occurrence of surgical site infection as per the CDC definition. [Day 30 post op]