Femoral artery access wound study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN65306702

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-11-16

Start date

1999-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Femoral artery access Surgery Surgical technique

Interventions

Treatment arms were: 1. Patients with a vertical femoral access incision, or 2. Patients with a horizontal femoral access incision Duration of treatment was the operation duration. Total follow up wa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over the age of 18 and who could give informed consent 2. Consecutive patients undergoing vascular surgery involving femoral artery access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Redo vascular surgery to the femoral artery 2. Operating surgeon preference to withhold from trial

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Uncomplicated healing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Wound infection 2, Lymphatic leak 3. Wound dehiscence Wounds were examined at 4 days, 10 days and 28 days.	—

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

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