A clinical trial to assess whether Negative Pressure Wound Therapy is better than Conventional Wound management in post operative abdominal wounds.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: T814- Infection following a procedure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/08/071904
- Lead Sponsor
- Debaraj Shome Purkayastha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Participant/Authorised Representative is willing and able to provide written informed consent.
2.Diagnosis of post-surgical subcutaneous abdominal wound healing impairment, i.e. with intact fascia.
3.Minimum wound size eligible for the application of the intervention, i.e. where NPWT is feasible (fixed at 10 sq. cm for this trial.)
1.Age less than 18years.
2.A patient unable or unwilling to sign the Informed Consent Form, or to have their legally authorised representative act as a surrogate.
3.A patient unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol and study-related requirements.
4.Presence of Fascial defect of abdomen.
5.Necrotic tissue with eschar present.
6.Enteric or other Fistulae if present, or discharge containing Enteric content.
7.Possibility of Malignancy in wound.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method