Status:
COMPLETED
A Comparison of Post-Sternotomy Dressings
Lead Sponsor:
Carilion Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Conditions:
Impaired Wound Healing
Postoperative Wound Infection-deep
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine which of three types of dressings, a dry sterile dressing, a metallic silver dressing or an ionic silver dressing provided better patient outcomes for the po...
Detailed Description
No other information included.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (at least 21 years of age) inpatients awaiting cardiac surgery or outpatients seen in the pre-surgical testing area prior to admission for surgery
- Having surgery at the study setting
- English-speaking
- Able to understand and give consent
- Had the approval of their cardiothoracic surgeon to participate
- Had no known sensitivity to silver
- Had no known sensitivity to alginates
Exclusion
- Known sensitivity to silver
- Known sensitivity to alginates
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
351 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02198066
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
July 23 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014