A a randomized controlled study. to study the clinical outcome of vacuum assisted dressing and conventional saline dressings in management of chronic non healing ulcers

A clinical outcome of using vacuum assisted dressing and conventional saline dressings in management of chronic non healing ulcer - A randomised controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067053

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: L984- Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Negative pressure wound therapy: application of a vacuum assisted across the surface of a non healing ulcer embedded through a foam dressing which is cut to fit the ulcer Period of obs

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with non healing ulcer attending opd of AVMC above 18 years Patients with non healing ulcer who volunteer for trial Neuropathic ulcer patients Dehisced wound ulcers with exposed tendons or bone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Wounds with complete necrosis of tissue requiring amputation at time of admission to hospital Patients with bleeding disorders Patients with malignant ulcer Patients with untreated osteomyelitis/ unstable fracture within vicinity of the wound Abdominal wounds

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to study the outcome of healing in vacuum assisted dressing over saline dressing in non healing ulcer Timepoint: Base day of debridement ,weekly (saline), day 5 of npwt ; post ssg / amputation weekly , monthly	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to find out the difference in duration of hospital stay to find out the rate of non healing ulcers going into amputation.Timepoint: Base day of debridement ,weekly (saline), day 5 of npwt ; post ssg / amputation weekly , monthly	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR Ramachandradu

Aarupadai veedu medical college

general.surgery@avmc.edu.in09629981779

Outcome results

None listed

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