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Clinical Trials/NCT01181206
NCT01181206CompletedNot Applicable

Standard-Bauchwandabdeckung Mit Bauchtüchern vs. Abdeckung Mittels ringförmiger Folie: Eine Doppelblinde Randomisiert-kontrollierte Studie

Technical University of Munich2 sites in 1 country516 target enrollmentStarted: August 1, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
516
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Surgical site infections

Study Overview

Brief Summary

BaFo is a prospective, double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial that assesses the numbers of surgical site infections in two different techniques of covering the abdominal wall in laparotomies. Standard covering with woven swabs is compared to a novel, approved 3M™ Steri-Drape™ Wound Edge Protector.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Ability to sign the informed consent
  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Abdominal operations with longitudinal / cross section with clean wounds, clean-contaminated wounds or contaminated wounds (cdc-definitions of surgical wound infections)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Revision Operations
  • Operations with dirty or infected wounds (CDC definition of surgical wound infections)
  • Laparoscopic operations
  • Small operations without longitudinal- / cross-section e.g. appendectomy

Arms & Interventions

Arm 1

Active Comparator

Intervention: Intervention Arm 1: Covering with approved abdominal 3M™ Steri-Drape™ Wound Edge Protector Intervention Arm 2: Covering with standard woven swabs (Procedure)

Arm 2

Active Comparator

Intervention: Intervention Arm 1: Covering with approved abdominal 3M™ Steri-Drape™ Wound Edge Protector Intervention Arm 2: Covering with standard woven swabs (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Surgical site infections

Time Frame: 3 years

Secondary Outcomes

  • Body-Temperature during Operation(3 years)

Investigators

Sponsor
Technical University of Munich
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (2)

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