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Investigating the effect of using wet dressing with normal saline on infection, scar and healing process of surgical wound

Investigating the effect of using wet dressing with normal saline on infection, scar and healing process of surgical wound in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220703055358N1
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-07-30
Start date
2022-08-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-29

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Conditions

infection. Unspecified infectious disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: From the day of surgery to the seventh, during the dressing change, a gauze is used that is completely soaked in normal saline (0.9% isotonic so

Sponsors

Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Absence of symptoms of infection in the surgical area before the intervention not having history of drug abuse not having diabetes definitive diagnosis of orthopedic surgery for patientsno

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Surgical site infection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Infection. Timepoint: Sampling from the surgical wound at the beginning of the study and days 3, 7, 13 and 21 after intervention. Method of measurement: Sampling by sterile swap and from blood, EMB and chocolate agar media.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Oscar. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, days 3, 7, 13 and 21 after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oscar Checklist (Vancouver).;Recovery process. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, days 3, 7, 13 and 21 after the intervention. Method of measurement: Recovery Checklist (REEDA).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Imani

Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences

f.imani@nkums.ac.ir00955832297096

Outcome results

None listed

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