A Filled Chocolates Technique To Seal Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy around External Fixation Devices: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900028080

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-12-11

Start date

2018-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-16

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Conditions

soft tissue defects in combination with an exposed bone fracture

Interventions

Group A:bone wax + paste

Group B:bone wax

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with an open fractures of limbs combined with soft tissue defects without major arterial damaged in the limb and each patient had only two external fixation screws interfering with the seal of negative pressure wound therapy were considered for inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included mental conditions that could interfere with the ability to provide informed consent or to fulfill the study requirements and medical contraindications to surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
rate of air leakage events;number of air leakage events;total time taken to repair leaks;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFan Wei

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

mason1103@163.com+86 15635107555

Outcome results

None listed

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