Comparison of Two Methods of Securing Skin Grafts Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) and Gauze Suction (GSUC)

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Wound Healing

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare how well two methods (VAC and G-SUC) of securing skin grafts using negative pressure wound therapy work. Negative pressure wound therapy is a commonly used method of applying suction on wounds to remove fluid from wound and to promote healing. The VAC system is widely used and consists of a foam dressing and a portable computerized suction pump. The G-SUC method uses commonly available dressing supplies attached to vacuum (suction) pump located on the wall above a hospital bed. The investigators have frequently used both methods over the past 10 years and have not observed any specific negative side effects of either.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00952120

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

104

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients of any sex, hospitalized at the University of Chicago Medical Center, requiring split thickness skin autografts with wounds that are amenable to placement of an occlusive dressing for negative pressure therapy will be eligible to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant women, children under 18 years of age and other patients who are "vulnerable" as defined by the Institutional Review Board will not be eligible for the study

Where it is running

• University of Chicago Medical Center, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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