Classical vs. Modern Local Wound Care in Surgical Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Completed
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22883
- Lead Sponsor
- Smith&NephewJohnson&JohnsonConvatec3M
- Brief Summary
1. Wounds 2006;18(10):286-93. <br> 2. Wound Repair Regen. 2007 May-Jun;15(3):302-7.<br> 3. J Clin Nurs. 2007 Jul;16(7):1270-7.<br> 4. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Mar;17(5):593-601.<br> 5. Arch Surg 2008 Oct; in press. <br>
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- 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;
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 1. Pain during dressing changes,<br>material and nursing costs of dressing changes;<br /><br>2. Duration of hospitalisation;<br /><br>3. Adverse effects of dressings.<br />