Aquacel Compared to Traditional Post Surgical Wound Dressing in Vascular Surgery Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Wound Healing; Patient Comfort

• Registration Number: NCT00428623
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

The study is a prospective randomised, controlled study of 136 patients undergoing vascular surgery. Their closed wounds were covered with either aquacel, a hydrofiber dressing, or a traditional gauze dressing.Number of changes, patient comfort,number of infections, length of hospital stay and wound complications were compared between the two groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01
• Study Completion: 2006-01
• Status Verified: 2007-01
• Study First Submitted: 2007-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-01-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-01-29
• Study First Posted: 2007-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2007-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• patients undergoing elective vascular surgery, with an expected hospital stay of at least 4 days. informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• known hypersensitivity to the dressing materials. age under 18 years. dementia, insufficient danish language understanding, pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark