A prospective randomized control trial comparing a non adherent dry dressing with a silver foam dressing in the management of Kirscher wire (K-wire) pin sites in the closed fractures of the hand.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- The incidence of infection after K-wire insertion using a dry non-adherent and a wet wound dressingThe ease of application and removal between the two dressingsComparison of the ease of application and removal between the two dressingsComparison of pain assoicated with the application and removal of the two dressingsInjuries and Accidents - Fractures
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609001023246
- Lead Sponsor
- Peninsula health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Closed fractures of the hand distal to the wrist crease
Exclusion Criteria
Open fractures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The wound will be photographed at each weekly outpatient appointment and assessed on a pin infection rate scale (Sims and Saleh 1996). Temperature, Full blood examination (FBE), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), c-reactive protein (CRP), X-ray will be done if the infection is graded at 3 or above.[Weekly until removal of K-wire (usually up to 8 weeks)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of removal and application at each dressing change will be assessed using a 5 point scale (very easy through to very difficult)[At each dressing change];Pain on removal of dressing will be assessed using a visual analog pain scale ( 0 - 10)[At each dressing change];Need for cleanining of pin site will be assessed using Yes (pin site needs cleaning) or No (pin site is clean)[At each dressing change]