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TerminatedNCT00203541

Effects of a New Antimicrobial Dressing on Wound Healing and Incidence of Sternal Wound Infections

Effects of a New Antimicrobial Dressing on Wound Healing and Incidence of Sternal Wound Infections in Subjects Who Have Undergone Cardiac Surgical Procedures Requiring Median Sternotomy

Status
Terminated
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,100 (planned)
Sponsor
Tyco Healthcare Group · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers

Summary

The primary objective of this pivotal study is to determine if a new antimicrobial dressing, applied to the sternal incisions of cardiac surgical subjects, will demonstrate a decreased cumulative incidence rate(CI) of localized, superficial infections at the sternal incisional site as compared to the control group, regular, non-antimicrobial dressing.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICETELFA™ A.M.D. Island dressing

Timeline

Start date
2004-02-01
Completion
2006-06-01
First posted
2005-09-20
Last updated
2007-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00203541. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.