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Vacuum dressing versus regular dressing in lower limb amputation closure

Incisional negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressing in lower limb amputation closure: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036945
Enrollment
62
Registered
2021-09-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z899- Acquired absence of limb, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Incisional Negative pressure Wound therapy: Following skin closure, a thin strip of VAC foam would be applied in a sterile manner, as a post-operative dressing. Adhesive transparent fil

Sponsors

AIIMS Jodhpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients, age >18 years undergoing stump closure of above or below knee amputations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to participate in this study. 2. Patients with allergy/ hypersensitivity to the materials used in iNPWT. 3. Patients who have skin disease, with lesions at the site of iNPWT application, which precludes iNPWT application

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the rate of surgical site infection, based on CDC criteria of SSIsTimepoint: On day 5

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of post-operative hospital stayTimepoint: Discharge date;Number of additional procedures in the form of opening of sutures, debridement, re-closure of stump and stump revision.Timepoint: Before discharge;Postoperative mortality ratesTimepoint: 30 days;Rate of readmission due to stump complicationsTimepoint: 30 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSpoorthi D Shetty

All India Institute of Medical sciences, Jodhpur

drsatyaprakash04@gmail.com8010861072

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026