The comparison of the disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (NPWT) to current standard dressings on medium sized Split Skin Grafts (SSG)

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Split Skin Graft; Surgery - Surgical techniques; Skin - Other skin conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000702819
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Anthony Farfus

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring medium sized split skin grafts between dimensions of 50x50mm to 100x150mm for primary wound closure, recruited as either emergency or elective surgical cases through the Royal Adelaide Hosptial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department, fit and able to give informed consent for surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Poor compliance/behavioural issues, Patients who live alone in the community, patients who may immeadiately require in the post-operative period MRI/Hyperbaric Chamber and/or Defibrillation, unsuitable graft bed for split skin graft take including presence of nectrotic eschar/exposed vessels/infected wound bed/deep tissue malignancy, uncompensated chronic disease that would affect patient suitability for surgery, patient currently on antiplatelet/anticoagulant medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Equivalent/improved wound healing rates in direct observation measured as total graft take. Patients will have a photograph of their wound pre-graft and at review in outpatients. These will be subjectively assessed by an independent and blinded surgical consultant who will grade the level of take. Further to this, an objective measure of the total graft size and take will be assessed with the Visitrak system at time of outpatient review.[Between 5-14 days after initial surgical procedure of split skin grafting.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost benefit analysis between different dressing types, dependent on average cost of dressings and total length of inpatient stay.[At the end of the study];Patient satisfaction with dressing type, dependent on comfort, impact on activities of daily living and ease of care. This will be directed by a likert patient questionnaire.[At initial outpatient review, between 5-14 days after initial surgical procedure.];Complication rates of two dressings, including but not limited to surgical site infection and bleeding. This will be clinically assessed at time of outpatient review.[At initial outpatient review, between 5-14 days after initial surgical procedure.]