Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Gynecologic Oncology Patients

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Complications, Obesity, Gynecologic Neoplasms

In brief

The purpose of the study is to test whether the use of a new wound closure technique can decrease the rates of wound complications in obese cancer patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02309944

Run by

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

People needed

93

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2020-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Known or suspected gynecologic or other abdominal malignancy (such as colorectal, liver, pancreatic, kidney and stomach) for which laparotomy is planned
• Obese - defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2 as calculated in the Epic computer record

You may not qualify if…

• Known true tape allergy
• Sensitivity to silver
• History of intolerance to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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