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Wound Dressing

Wound Vac for Spinal Surgery

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Rakesh Patel, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Michigan

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 weeks post surgery

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying whether using a prophylactic incision wound vac dressing, applied in the OR, on patients undergoing posterior spine surgery with a BMI>35 can help prevent antibiotic or return trip needed to the operating room for wound related complications.

Eligible Conditions

Spinal Surgery
Wound Vacuum Therapy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 weeks post surgery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 weeks post surgery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks post surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Communicable Diseases

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Wound VacActive Control1 Intervention

Wound vac

Group II: Standard DressingActive Control1 Intervention

Standard Dressing

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MichiganLead Sponsor

1,794 Previous Clinical Trials

6,373,766 Total Patients Enrolled

Rakesh Patel, MDPrincipal Investigator - University of Michigan

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Hospital, Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital

New York University School Of Medicine (Medical School)

Ny University Medical Center (Residency)

5 Previous Clinical Trials

10,977 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Approximately how many individuals are being monitored for this medical research?

"Affirmative. Seemingly, the trial is actively recruiting participants as per details on clinicaltrials.gov; it was published online in August 2011 and most recently updated at the start of May 2022. 150 individuals are needed from a single site for this study."

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Is enrollment currently available for this clinical study?

"The clinical trial, whose listing was initially added to the database on 8/1/2011 and most recently updated on 1/5/2022, is presently recruiting participants."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Prophylactic Application of an Incisional Wound Vac to Prevent Wound Complications in Obese Spine Surgery Patients

Rakesh Patel 2011. "Prophylactic Application of an Incisional Wound Vac to Prevent Wound Complications in Obese Spine Surgery Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02926924.