None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is to determine the efficacy of use of single use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy products in the community at varying pressures to determine which device would effectively heal patient wounds more rapidly and that is comfortable and easy to apply.
Interventions
Intervention - application of a negative pressure device of -125mmHg on post acute wounds by a clinical nurse
Duration- the patient will be trialled with the product for 2 to 4 weeks with frequency of dressing changes determined by the clinical nurse.
The location of the trial will be conducted within the community in the clients home and will need to be located within the Metro South Health and Hospital catchment.
Monitoring will be conducted through reviewing patient chart.
The pressures are s
Intervention - application of a negative pressure device of -125mmHg on post acute wounds by a clinical nurse Duration- the patient will be trialled with the product for 2 to 4 weeks with frequency of dressing changes determined by the clinical nurse. The location of the trial will be conducted within the community in the clients home and will need to be located within the Metro South Health and Hospital catchment. Monitoring will be conducted through reviewing patient chart. The pressures are set for each device and the pressure cannot be titrated. Group allocation will be determined through the choice of participants and at the discretion of the clinical nurses.
Sponsors
MolnLycke
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Wound referrals received from hospitals within the Metro South catchment area. Wounds that are post surgical (ie incision and drainage of abscess, surgical dehiscence) People who have a wound over the age of 18 years People who reside within their own home within the community People with a medicare card
Exclusion criteria
People < 18 years People with chronic wounds who have a longer healing trajectory People who live in nursing homes
Outcome results
None listed