Vacuum Assisted Closure for Cesarean Section

Stopped early · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Surgical Wound Infection

In brief

To study if incisional vacuum-assisted closure can decrease the risk of infection in cesarean section incisions in the obese compared with standard sterile dressing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02390401

Run by

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

People needed

166

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients that have undergone cesarean section for delivery; have a BMI greater or equal to 35. All cases of cesarean section including primary and repeat, scheduled and urgent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who deliver vaginally; age less than 18 years old; silver allergy; non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
• Women's Care of Nashua — Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua — Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
• Southern New Hampshire Medical Center — Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

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