Prophylactic Negative Pressure Dressings for Closed Laparotomy Wounds - A Randomised, Controlled, Open Label Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02780453

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-23

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2016-11-29

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Conditions

Infection

Brief summary

Laparotomy wounds are associated with high rates of surgical site infections (SSI). The effect of prophylactic negative pressure dressing of closed incisional wounds on SSI rates is inconclusive.

Interventions

DEVICENegative pressure dressing

DEVICEStandard wound dressing

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Elective and emergency abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Surgical site infection rate	30 days

Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026