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Postoperative Abdominal WoundsISAWNCT01611207

Evaluate the Efficacy of the Treatment of Iatrogenic Subcutaneous Abdominal Wounds (ISAW) After Surgery by Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in Comparison to Standard Conventional Wound Therapy (SCWT) of the Clinical Routine

A study testing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Standard Wound Therapy in people with Postoperative Abdominal Wounds and Wound-healing Impairments, run by University of Witten/Herdecke at 34 sites in Germany.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) or Standard Conventional Wound Therapy (SCWT) are effective in the treatment of Iatrogenic Subcutaneous Abdominal Wound healing-impairments (ISAW). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Standard Wound Therapy
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
12 participants
Where
34 sitesGermany
Study dates
Jun 2012to Jun 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Acute subcutaneous abdominal wound-healing impairment after surgical intervention
  • Sizes of wound opening (maximum diameter ≥ 3 cm)
  • Wound surface ≥ 9 qcm

Who cannot join

  • Lack of infrastructure for outpatient continuation of treatment and study-specific interventions
  • Existence of an open abdominal fascia
  • Acute serious organ failure
  • Application of an other active vacuum device at the wound treated during the study conduct within 8 days before screening visit
  • Ongoing / during 3 weeks after chemo therapy
  • Ongoing / during 3 weeks after radiation therapy Contraindications in accordance with the safety precautions issued by the FDA or the companies

Trial locations and contacts

34 sites in 1 country.

34 sites in 1 country

Germany34 sites
  • St. Marien-Krankenhaus Ahaus-Vrede

    Ahaus, 48683

  • Asklepios Stadtklinik Bad Tölz GmbH

    Bad Tölz, 83646

  • Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin

    Berlin, 10115

  • Klinikum Bilefeld - Mitte

    Bielefeld, 33604

  • Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum der Ruhr

    Bochum, 44892

  • Klinikum Darmstadt, Chirurgische Klinik III

    Darmstadt, 64283

  • Diakonissenkrankenhaus Dessau /Roßlau

    Dessau, 06846

  • Krankenhaus Düren gem. GmbH

    Düren, 52351

  • Klinik für Gefäß- und Endovascular-Chirurgie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Universität

    Frankfurt am Main, 81377

  • Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau

    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120

  • Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara, Klinik für Allgmein- und Visceralchirurgie

    Halle, 06110

  • Universitätsklinikum Halle/Saale, Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie

    Halle, 06120

  • Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg

    Hamburg, 22559

  • Sana Klinikum Hameln-Pyrmont Klinik für Allgemein- und Visceralchirurgie

    Hamelin, 31785

  • Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke

    Herdecke, 58313

  • Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie

    Jena, 07743

  • Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Abt. Gynäkologie

    Jena, 07743

  • Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Klinikum für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie

    Kaiserslautern, 67655

  • Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie

    Karlsruhe, 76133

  • Kliniken der Stadt Köln Krankenhaus Merheim, Klinik für Visceral-, Gefäß- und Transplantationschirurgie

    Köln-Merheim, 51109

  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Klinik für Chirurgie

    Lübeck, 23538

  • Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes Gutenberg- Universität

    Mainz, 55131

  • Wundzentrum München

    München, 81927

  • Klinikum der Universität München, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik

    München-Großhadern, 81377

  • Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Allgemein und Viszeralchirurgie

    Münster, 48149

  • Städtisches Klinikum Neunkirchen

    Neunkirchen/Saar, 66538

  • Ortenauklinikum Offenburg-Gengenbach

    Offenburg, 77654

  • Klinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben

    Quedlinburg

  • Carl-von-Basedow Klinikum, Saalekreis

    Querfurt, 06268

  • Zentrum für Gefäßmedizin Klinikum Südstadt Rostock

    Rostock, 18059

  • Asklepios Klinikum Uckermark GmbH, Klinik für Allgemein- und Visceralchirurgie

    Schwedt, 16303

  • Agaplesion Bethesda-Krankenhaus Stuttgart

    Stuttgart, 70184

  • HSK Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken

    Wiesbaden, 65195

  • Evangelisches Krankenhaus Paul Gerhardt Stift, Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie

    Wittenberg, 06886

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About this study

Official title: Randomised Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of the Treatment of Iatrogenic Subcutaneous Abdominal Wounds (ISAW) After Surgery by Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in Comparison to Standard Conventional Wound Therapy (SCWT) of the Clinical Routine.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) or Standard Conventional Wound Therapy (SCWT) are effective in the treatment of Iatrogenic Subcutaneous Abdominal Wound healing-impairments (ISAW).

Read the detailed description

The aim of the study is the comparison between NPWT and Standard Conventional Wound Therapy (SCWT) under clinical, safety and economic aspects in the treatment of postoperative Iatrogenic Subcutaneous Abdominal Wounds (ISAW). The hypothesis is based on the assumption that the application of NPWT for the treatment of postoperative abdominal wound healing impairments (with intact fascia) results in a decrease of time until achievement of wound closure (with confirmation after 30 consecutive days) and for this reason more wound closures can be achieved in the maximum treatment period of 42 days compared to the control therapy.

Being tested
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Standard Wound Therapy
Keywords
wound healing impairments,, negative pressure wound therapy,, health services research,, germany

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Negative Pressure Wound TherapyDevice

    Also called Vacuum assisted closure, Vacuum assisted wound closure

    KCI. V.A.C. Freedom; Acti V.A.C.; INFO V.A.C. to be used with the V.A.C. Granufoam (black), V.A.C. Granufoam Silver and V.A.C. WhiteFoam Smith \& Nephew: Renasys GO and Renasys EZ Plus to be used with the Renassys-F/P and Renassys-G Use of the medical devices and applicable consumption items according to manufacturers guidelines and FDA regulations.

  • Standard Wound TherapyOther

    Also called Standard Conventional Wound Therapy

    Standard wound therapy according to current evidence-based guideline (basic and advanced methods of wound treatment)

Study groups in NCT01611207
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Negative Pressure Wound TherapyExperimentalUsed therapy systems
Receives: Device: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Standard Conventional Wound TherapyActive comparatorStandard conventional wound therapy according to current evidence-based guideline (basic and advanced methods of wound treatment)
Receives: Other: Standard Wound Therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Wound closure

    Time-of-closure (in days) achieved and confirmed wound closures and rate-of-closure (in number). The wound closure is defined as 100% epithelialization; no need for drainage, no need for supportive therapy or a means of assistance and absence of suture material.

    The closure must remain at least for a period of 30 days.

    Measured: within 42 days of treatment

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Wound volume

    Reduction of wound volume (cubic centimeter) in the course of treatment.

    Measured: within the observation period of 180 days

  2. Wound infections

    Number of wound infections over the time.

    Measured: within the observation period of 180 days

  3. Recurrences

    Number of recurrences over the time.

    Measured: wthin observation period of 180 days

  4. Pain

    Measured: within a maximum treatment time of 42 days

  5. Quality of Life

    EQ-5D at inclusion, end of maximum treatment time or end of therapy, Follow-Up after 180 days.

    Measured: within observation period of 180 days

  6. Direct costs

    direct medical resource use and costs: hospitalization, outpatient contact with study centre and other providers, reimbursable drugs, medical sundries, adjuvants, reimbursable services direct non-medical resource use and costs: services, travel costs, expenditure of time for patients, expenditure of time for lay care

    Measured: within a maximum treatment time of 42 days or until end of therapy

  7. Indirect costs

    Disability, disability pension, premature death

    Measured: within a maximum treatment time of 42 days or until end of therapy

  8. Serious adverse events

    Measured: within the observation period of 180 days

  9. Adverse events

    Wound- and device-specific adverse events

    Measured: within a maximum treatment time of 42 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jun 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2012
  3. Primary completionDec 2013 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2014 (estimated)

Why it stopped: The patient recruitment was behind target, no successful completion of the planned patient numbers within trial period could be expected

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01611207
Sponsor's protocol ID
03-2012
Other IDs
DRKS ID 00003498
Acronym
ISAW
Status last verified
May 2013
First submitted
28 Mar 2012
Last updated
20 May 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Standard Wound Therapy in people with Postoperative Abdominal Wounds and Wound-healing Impairments, run by University of Witten/Herdecke at 34 sites in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 34 sites in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The patient recruitment was behind target, no successful completion of the planned patient numbers within trial period could be expected). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Wound closure (time frame: within 42 days of treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 May 2013.

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