NCT04290260

Use of the Bra as Prevention of Sternal Wound Dehiscence in Cardiac Surgery

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Bra Application in Women as a Device for Prevention of Surgical Wound Dehiscence in the Post-operative Cardiac Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of bra application as a prevention of dehiscence in women with median sternotomy.

Detailed description

Background: it is known that the size and support of the breasts are a specific problem in post-operative women of cardiac surgery by means of medium sternotomy. There is little evidence of the therapeutic action of the bra as a measure to prevent dehiscence of the surgical wound. Aim: To assess the efficacy of bra application as a prevention of dehiscence in women with median sternotomy. Methods: Randomised clinical trial; post-test control group in women undergoing cardiac surgery by mean sternotomy. Groups: application of post-surgical or non-surgical breast bra. Endpoint: incidence of dehiscence. Other variables: sociodemographic, signs of infection, pain, related to assessment of the wound on admission. Assessment of the surgical wound daily, at discharge, at month, 3 months and 6 months post discharge.

Conditions

• Cardiac Surgical Procedures
• Wound Healing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Use of breast bra	Patients will use a breast from admission to hospital discharge
OTHER	Usual care (not use of bra)

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2016-11-01
• First posted: 2020-02-28
• Last updated: 2020-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain