Wound closure following hip arthroplasty
Completed
- Conditions
- Post-operative wound leakage and surgical site infectionSurgeryInfection following surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN70685656
- Lead Sponsor
- HS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 219
Inclusion Criteria
1. Anyone requiring elective Total Hip Replacement at Glasgow Royal Infirmary or Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley)
2. Able to give informed consent
3. Aged over 18 years, either sex
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known glue allergy
2. Coagulation disorder
3. Unable to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound leakage at 3 days post-operative
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Wound complications including infection, assessed daily until patient is discharged and followed up at 3 months, and discharge, assessed daily until patient is discharged from hospital. Any discharge beyond day 4 will be classified as prolonged<br>2. Time to discharge<br>3. Cosmetic appearance, measured using a modified Hollander Scale to assess cosmesis at 3 months post-operatively<br>4. Pain, measured using a visual analogue scale to assess pain daily until discharge and at 3 months