Post-operative wound management

Evaluation of a postoperative wound management protocol using negative pressure wound therapy in primary arthroplasty patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92903493

Enrollment

220

Registered

2012-09-10

Start date

2012-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-05-21

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal surgery Surgery

Interventions

Control group The control group will receive the standard dressings post-operatively Study group The study group will receive PICO negative pressure wound therapy post-operatively for 7 days

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing primary total hip or knee replacement 2. Patients with no contraindications for PICO NPWT or standard postoperative dressings 3. Patients who are over 18 years of age and have given informed consent to participant 4. Male and female participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing revision arthroplasty surgery 2. Patients with a known history of poor compliance with medical treatment 3. Patients with known allergies to either product components (silicone adhesives and polyurethane films (direct contact with incision), acrylic adhesives (direct contact with skin), polyethylene fabrics and superabsorbent powders (polyacrylates) 4. Patients on warfarin therapy (these patients may have an increased exudate and also a prolonged stay in hospital following surgery whilst trying to achieve therapeutic INR (international normalized ratio) levels an indication of how well the patient's blood clots 5. Patients who do not give informed consent to participate in this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To introduce a new post-operative wound management protocol based on using PICO NPWT.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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