Does VeraFlo With Prontosan® Decrease Time to Wound and Fracture Healing in Patients With Infected Lower Extremity Fractures With Indwelling Hardware?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 7
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Bacterial Load
研究概览
简要总结
To answer the question: "Do Prontosan instillations decrease time to wound and fracture healing and decrease bacterial load compared to wound vac treatment without Prontosan?," we will enroll up to 30 subjects (for an anticipated 20 complete data sets) into this trial. The subjects will be split equally into two different groups by randomization. One groups will have wound vac therapy with Prontosan, and one group will have wound vac therapy without Prontosan. Data related to wound and fracture healing and bacterial load will be assessed between the two groups to determine if wound vac therapy with Prontosan speeds up healing time and decreases bacterial load.
详细描述
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a devastating and relatively common surgical complication, occurring in 2% to 5% of patients undergoing surgery in the United States. SSIs can significantly increase patient morbidity, hospital stay duration, healthcare costs, and patient mortality (Anderson 2011).
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) with Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) is an established adjunctive treatment option for open wounds that offers the ability to promote healing. However, there is limited evidence for its utility with active infections. Wounds that are acutely infected or that contain an adherent biofilm present a challenging problem (Kim et al 2015).
Wound VAC therapy involves cleaning the wound, applying a custom-fit foam to cover the wound, placing a transparent drape over the wound and adjacent skin, and attaching tubing to connect the foam to a VAC suction canister. NPWT is achieved with a pulling force supplied by the VAC suction canister. Typically, suction will remain at a constant pressure until the dressing is removed. Continuous VAC therapy was recently reported to be more effective than standard moist wound care in surgical site infection after ankle surgery (Zhou et al. 2015).
VAC therapy with instillations is a novel treatment option that provides the combination of negative pressure with intermittent instillation of a solution. Polihexanide (Prontosan®) is a modern antiseptic that combines a broad antimicrobial spectrum with low toxicity, high tissue compatibility, no reported adsorption and good applicability as solution, gel, ointment, foam and in wound dressing. Unlike other antiseptics, the antimicrobial efficacy of Prontosan® is not impaired in human wound fluid, human tissue or by high loads of blood or albumin. Furthermore, Prontosan® blocks the microbial attachment to surfaces and has been shown to effectively remove biofilms in vitro and in vivo (Hubner et al 2010).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients 18 years and older
- •Patients who will be undergoing surgical management (including the use of NPWT therapy) of an infected lower extremity status-post open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)
排除标准
- •Pregnant females
- •Incarcerated patients and those not able to give informed consent
研究组 & 干预措施
VeraFlo with Prontosan
V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy, the only NPWT system with an instillation feature which allows solution to dwell in the wound for thorough contact with the wound bed. The solution being instilled is Prontosan: Unlike other antiseptics, the antimicrobial efficacy of Prontosan® is not impaired in human wound fluid, human tissue or by high loads of blood or albumin. Furthermore, Prontosan® blocks the microbial attachment to surfaces and has been shown to effectively remove biofilms in vitro and in vivo (Hubner et al 2010).
干预措施: VeraFlo with Prontosan (Drug)
V.A.C Ulta System
The V.A.C.Ulta™ Therapy System is an integrated wound therapy system that provides NPWT (negative pressure wound therapy), without instillation.
干预措施: V.A.C Ulta System (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Bacterial Load
时间窗: approximately 4 weeks
Semiquantitative wound culture(s) done at each debridement procedure, (up to 3). Organism quantities are listed as scant, moderate, or heavy. Report includes identification of organism, and susceptibility. Wound cultures will be analyzed and reported by the University of Missouri Hospital Laboratory.
次要结局
- Number of Operative Debridements Until Wound Healed(12 months)
研究者
Brett Crist
Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Trauma Services, Co-Director Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri-Columbia