T14
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age = 18 years - Acute or chronic soft-tissue traumatic wound (including soft tissue defects with exposed tendons and/ or non-fractured bones), which is unlikely to heal by a primary intention due to size or other accompanying factors, and for which NPWT seems beneficial as a preparatory stage before skin grafting. - Patient has signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participation in other interventional clinical trial that could interfere with the present study within 4 weeks of the randomization and during the whole duration of this study - Wounds with exposed vessels, vascular anastomoses or viscera - Unexplored fistulas in the area of the study wound - Acute bleeding in the area of the study wound - Necrotic wound - Untreated osteomyelitis in the area of the study wound - Wound in the sternum area (except of sternal wound infections after surgical debridement) - Known intolerance or allergy to the product or any of its ingredients - System coagulation disorders (increased risk of bleeding) - Any other medical condition, which may have impact of the success of the study treatment and / or interpretation of the study results (e.g. diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, chronic venous disease).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of the wounds, ready for a skin grafting after 4 weeks of the NPWT | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Time to achieved wound bed readiness for a skin grafting - Wound area changes over time - Change of fibrinous / granulation tissue rate in the wound bed - Infection rate (total, rates of superficial and deep infections) and change of wound infection status during the study. - Product safety (defined by rate of product-related complications) - Change of wound exudation and presence of peri-wound edema - Change in patients’ pain (measured by VAS scale) and patients’ need for anesthetics (assessed by rate of pain medication prescription) - Product usability (assessed by means of user questionnaire) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
BG-Kliniken Umfallkrankenhaus Berlin