Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Wounds of the Foot and Ankle (NEWTON)

January 17, 2018 updated by: J.C. Goslings
Prophylactic use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) on surgical wounds following lower extremity orthopedic trauma to prevent infectious complications.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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

  • Netherlands
    • Noord-Holland
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1105AZ
        • Academic Medical Center

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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients ≥18 and ≤ 80 years
  • Orthopedic (trauma) surgery to the foot and/or ankle
  • Incision >3 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Open fractures
  • Antibiotic treatment at the time of the operation for a concomitant disease or infection
  • Insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language
  • Patients with immune-deficiencies
  • Inability to address negative pressure wound therapy device
  • Active infection

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy
Device: PICO, Smith & Nephew
Direct application of negative pressure wound therapy following Foot and Ankle surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number patients with postoperative wound infections (POWI) as classified bij the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC)-criteria.
Time Frame: 30 days
The number of POWI's within 30 days of surgery will be recorded. These will be classified in superficial and deep POWI's using the criteria as proposed by the CDC.
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS) will be measured at six months
Time Frame: 6 months
To asses functional outcome of the participants the AOFAS questionnaire will be used
6 months
EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D)will be measured at six months
Time Frame: 6 months
To asses the quality of life of the participants the EQ-5D questionnaire will be used
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

J.C. Goslings

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

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 9, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • METC 2015_280

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