Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Outcomes of Secondary Intention Wound Care Methods

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Wound Surgical, Wound Heal

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial which is designed to determine whether aggressive and frequent debridement of an acute post-surgical wound shortens healing time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03880331

Run by

Lahey Clinic

People needed

8

Starts

2019-12-03

Expected to finish

2021-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-23

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Dermatology patients at Lahey Clinic:
• who have undergone Mohs surgery or excision
• who are older than 18 years
• who are able to give consent
• who had postoperative defects allowed to heal by secondary intention on the a) head and neck, b) trunk and upper extremities, c) lower extremities
• who are willing and able to return to clinic in Peabody, MA, for all wound care visits

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to consent (due to language barrier or mental status)
• Unable to perform daily wound care
• Unwilling or unable to return for follow-up
• Have baseline venous stasis or pitting edema of the affected limb
• Wear compression stockings or require use of a compressive bandage (such as an Unna Boot) at baseline.

Where it is running

• Lahey Medical Center Peabody — Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

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