NCT02901613

Prophylactic Post-Cesarean Incisional Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 186 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Albany Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy in decreasing wound complications in morbidly obese patients (BMI greater than of equal to 40) at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Retrospective data will be collected regarding morbidly obese patients who have undergone cesarean section and patients will be recruited to have the intervention (negative-pressure wound therapy) applied and outcomes will be evaluated.

Conditions

• Negative-pressure Wound Therapy
• Morbid Obesity
• Cesarean Section
• Wound Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Negative-pressure wound therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-08-01
• Completion: 2017-08-01
• First posted: 2016-09-15
• Last updated: 2017-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States