At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison RecordN/ACompleted· 126 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Prevena Dressingdevice
Likely dose
Not stated in record
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Ability of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to Reduce Colorectal Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Prevena Dressing for Surgical Wound Infection. Completed, enrolled 126 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
The study will explore the ability of negative pressure wound therapy (Prevena dressing) to reduce post operative superficial surgical site infection rate in elective colorectal surgery. Half of the participants will receive Prevena dressing on closed incision immediately after the operation while other half will receive conventional surgical dressing.
Study Details
Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsSurgical Wound Infection
CountriesCanada
CollaboratorsKinetic Concepts, Inc., Saskatoon Health Region
Timeline
N/ACompletedFinished
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedJan 2015
Enrollment StartNov 2015
Primary CompletionDec 2020
TodayJul 2026
First PostedJan 28, 2015
Enrollment StartNov 1, 2015
Primary CompletionDec 7, 2020
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 5.1 yearsPosted 11.4 years ago
Interventions
Prevena Dressingdevice
Prevena dressing will be applied to the closed surgical wound after the elective colorectal surgery to evaluate its ability to reduce surgical site infections.