PINTA - Prophylactic Incisional Negative Pressure Therapy for Major Amputations
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Wound Surgical
Wound Infection
Cosmesis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 728 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland · Other
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About This Trial
Post-operative wound issues in abdominal surgery have a significant impact on patient outcomes. This study is taking place to investigate if Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) dressings reduces Surgical Site Infections, post surgical complications and improves scar appearance compared to standard dressings.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 18 years or older;
* Patients undergoing major lower extremity amputation, including below-knee amputation, through-knee amputation and above-knee amputation, for any indication;
* Patients with primary closure of the surgical incision using either interrupted or…
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