Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01258270
Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction With AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing Compared to Standard Surgical Dressing
Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction With AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing Compared to Standard Surgical Dressing. A Prospective, Randomized Study in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 300 (actual)
- Sponsor
- OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc. · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing (treatment group) as compared to prepackaged island wound dressings consisting of traditional tape and gauze (control group) for total hip and total knee arthroplasty.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Postop Dressing | The AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing is a silver impregnated, waterproof, adhesive dressing that sticks to the skin around the wound and blocks bacteria from the outside. |
| PROCEDURE | Postop Dressing | A standard island dressing consists of adhesive tape and gauze. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-05-01
- Completion
- 2013-05-01
- First posted
- 2010-12-10
- Last updated
- 2013-06-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01258270. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.