Classical versus Modern Local Wound Care in Surgical Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Wound Care; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Wound

• Registration Number: ISRCTN56264738
• Lead Sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Surgery (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2008 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18936373/ (added 11/01/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2005-09-14
• Study Start: 2006-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 25 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 285

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients admitted to the departments of surgery with open wounds requiring local wound care
2. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Burn and malignant wounds
2. Surgically closed wounds
3. Wounds treated with vacuum assisted closure (VAC) devices
4. Ostomies or drain openings
5. Pin holes from external fixation materials
6. Patients receiving chemotherapy or local irradiation therapy
7. Patients with a life expectancy <6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to complete wound healing

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Pain during dressing changes<br> 2. Material and nursing costs of dressing changes<br> 3. Duration of hospitalisation<br> 4. Adverse effects of dressings<br>