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Comparison of scar quality between two dressing methods in patients undergoing forearm surgery.

Comparison of quality of scar between primary incisional negative pressure wound therapy and conventional surgical dressing at 12 weeks postoperative period in patients with closed forearm fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation with plating - NO

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050782
Enrollment
50
Registered
2023-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Negative pressure wound dressing in one group: Postoperatively one group will receive negative pressure wound dressing for first 4 days. Control Intervention1: CONVENTIONAL DRESSING: Po

Sponsors

JIPMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Closed forearm fractures treated with ORIF with plating

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known history of Cushing’s syndrome. 2. Patient on prolonged steroid intake 3. Associated neurovascular injuries 4. Documented connective tissue diseases. 5. If fracture duration is more than 4 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the quality of scarTimepoint: Quality of scar histopathologically (collagen type) at the end of 3 months postoperatively and clinically using ASEPSIS score—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Assessment of Surgical site infection by means of ASEPSIS SCORE 2. Clinical assessment of scar by PAOSAS(patient and observer scar as-sessment scale)Timepoint: 1. Asepsis score on 5th postop day. 2. PAOSAS score at the end of 3 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGOPISANKAR BALAJI

JIPMER

drgopi9596@gmail.com04132296302

Outcome results

None listed

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