EARLY OUTCOMES OF POST OPERATIVE HIP AND PROXIMAL THIGH WOUNDS DRESSED WITH POST-OP OPSITE™ VERSUS POVIDONE-IODINE BASED DRESSING; A RANDOMIZED TRIA

Phase 2

• Conditions: Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Surgery

• Registration Number: PACTR201903775777250
• Lead Sponsor: Adeoye AllenTaylor

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

All consenting patients undergoing surgeries around the hip and proximal thigh that are eighteen years and older.
Patients would have to be on the ward for a minimum of five days

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with open wounds
Patients with pre-operatively compromised skin in the region of the surgery
Patients with skin lesions at the surgical site
Patients with bleeding disorders or on long term anticoagulant therapy
Patient with dementia, psychiatric problems who may interfere with the wound

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence of surgical site infection<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Skin maceration (presence or absence)<br>peri wound blistering (presence or absence)<br>Wound dressing loosening/ displacement (presence or absence)<br>Pain score during change of wound dressings <br>Number of changes of wound dressing before removal of stitches <br>