Supplemental Oxygen in Vascular Surgery

October 11, 2015 updated by: Sanna Kouhia, North Karelia Central Hospital

Supplemental Postoperative Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Wound Infection in a Vascular Surgery Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that supplemental postoperative oxygen reduces the risk of surgical wound infection in patients following lower limb vascular surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

274

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Finland
      • Joensuu, Finland, 80210
        • North Karelia Central Hospital
      • Jyväskylä, Finland, 40620
        • Central Finland Central Hospital
      • Kuopio, Finland
        • Kuopio University Hospital
      • Lappeenranta, Finland, 53130
        • South Karelia Central Hospital
      • Mikkeli, Finland, 50100
        • Central Hospital of Mikkeli
      • Rovaniemi, Finland, 96101
        • Lapland Central Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 110 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • lower limb vascular surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • COPD
  • sPO2 less than 90%

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
recieves supplemental oxygen postoperatively
Other: supplemental postoperative oxygen
No Intervention: 2
treated as usual without supplemental oxygen

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
surgical wound infection
Time Frame: 30 days
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

North Karelia Central Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 2, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 14, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 11, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NKCH-Surg-003

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