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Surgical Wound InfectionNCT02020018

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Poststernotomy Infection

A study testing Prevena Incision Management System and Conventional sterile dry wound dressing in people with Surgical Wound Infection, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This prospective study evaluates the role of negative pressure wound therapy or wound VAC as a dressing over the incision to prevent poststernotomy wound infection in high risk patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 100 years
Conditions the study is for
Surgical Wound Infection
What is being tested?
Prevena Incision Management System and Conventional sterile dry wound dressing
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,869 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2013to Oct 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Transplant patients
  • BMI >30
  • Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetics
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Steroid-dependent patients
  • Previous Tracheostomy

Who cannot join

  • BMI<30
  • Thoracotomy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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About this study

Official title: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Wound Infection After Heart Surgery

This prospective study evaluates the role of negative pressure wound therapy or wound VAC as a dressing over the incision to prevent poststernotomy wound infection in high risk patients.

Read the detailed description

Surgical site infection after cardiac surgery is a major cause for increased morbidity and mortality. Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) has been used in the management of open and infected wounds. However, its effectiveness as a prophylactic measure for prevention of surgical site infection after routine cardiac surgery is unknown.

Being tested
Prevena Incision Management System, Conventional sterile dry wound dressing
Medical subject headings
Surgical Wound Infection

What participants receive

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

  • Prevena Incision Management SystemDevice

    Also called negative pressure therapy, wound VAC, Prevena

    negative pressure therapy that will be applied instead of the regular dressing immediately postoperatively in high risk patients and kept for 6-7 days

  • Conventional sterile dry wound dressingOther

    Also called poststernotomy wound dressing, standard dressing after sternotomy

    regular dressing that is applied immediately postoperatively for high risk patients in the operating room after sternotomy

Study groups in NCT02020018
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Prospective groupExperimentalNegative pressure wound therapy (Prevena Incision Management System) applied immediately postoperatively.
Receives: Device: Prevena Incision Management System
Retrospective armActive comparatorConventional sterile dry wound dressing applied immediately postoperatively.
Receives: Other: Conventional sterile dry wound dressing

What is being measured

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

  1. Wound Infection After Open Heart Surgery

    The total number of participants with surgical site infections after cardiac surgery.

    Measured: 30 days post-surgery

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Reoperation for Wound Infection

    The total number of reoperations required due to infection.

    Measured: 30 days post surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Dec 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2013
  3. Primary completionOct 2018
  4. Study completionOct 2018

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,869 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02020018
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-007901
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
18 Dec 2013
Last updated
6 Nov 2019
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Prevena Incision Management System and Conventional sterile dry wound dressing in people with Surgical Wound Infection, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

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 6 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 6 Nov 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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 Infection After Open Heart Surgery (time frame: 30 days post-surgery). 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 6 Nov 2019.

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