Traditional portable vacuum dressings versus simple non-mechanized negative pressure dressings in the treatment of lower limb split thickness skin grafting.

A study assessing graft survival in patients requiring split thickness skin grafts by comparing non-mechanised negative pressure dressings to mechanised vacuum dressing

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000454279

Acronym

NEWVAC

Enrollment

Registered

2009-06-15

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Patients presenting to Gold Coast health service requiring Split thickness skin grafting of the lower limb.

Interventions

non-mechanised [belovac] dressing. Jelonet, dry sterile foam with belovac drain, occlusive dressing are placed on the wound at the time of surgery and remain in situ for 5/6 days post-op. Negative pressure via the belovac drain is apllied for the entire duration. Dressing is then taken down by member of research team, photograph taken and reviewed by blinded team member.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

patients requiring split thickness skin grafting of lower limb

Exclusion criteria

Patient not requiring split thickness skin grafting of the lower limb

Outcome results