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Procedure

Prophylactic muscle flap for Vascular Graft Infection

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1year
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether prophylactic muscle coverage reduces complications for high-risk patients having revascularization surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Vascular Graft Infection

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Incidence of Graft Infection Requiring Re-operation
Secondary outcome measures
Death
Incidence of Infection Not Requiring Re-operation
Incidence of Lymphocele
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Group 2: Prophylactic muscle flapExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will undergo the scheduled vascular surgery procedure and then a muscle flap will be used to cover the vascular graft by a plastic surgeon in the same setting.
Group II: Group 1: No flapActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will undergo the scheduled vascular surgery procedure without involvement of the plastic surgery team and use of muscle flaps for graft coverage.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Wisconsin, MadisonLead Sponsor
1,189 Previous Clinical Trials
3,169,476 Total Patients Enrolled
Katherine Gast, MDStudy ChairUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
1 Previous Clinical Trials
125 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Vascular Surgery
2020. "Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Vascular Surgery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04399044.
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