Aquacel Compared to Traditional Post Surgical Wound Dressing in Vascular Surgery Patients

Wound Healing Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00428623
• Other study ID #: Torben V Schroeder
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: January 29, 2007
• Last updated: January 29, 2007
• Start date: January 2004
• Est. completion date: January 2006

Study information

• Verified date: January 2007
• Source: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is a prospective randomised, controlled study of 136 patients undergoing vascular surgery. Their closed wounds were covered with either aquacel, a hydrofiber dressing, or a traditional gauze dressing.Number of changes, patient comfort,number of infections, length of hospital stay and wound complications were compared between the two groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: January 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing elective vascular surgery, with an expected hospital stay of at least 4 days. informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• known hypersensitivity to the dressing materials. age under 18 years. dementia, insufficient danish language understanding, pregnancy

Study Design

Allocation: Random Sample, Time Perspective: Longitudinal

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patient Comfort
• Wound Healing

Intervention

Procedure:
• wound dressing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet	Copenhagen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark,