Bioimpedance Based Monitoring of Operation Wound and Skin Graft Healing

Tampere University Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Closed Operation Wound; Skin Graft

Treatments: Other: Different type of wound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02677285

R150095

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study consists of two clinical series. With the first series investigators monitor the healing of skin grafts with bioimpedance measurements. The bioimpedance measurement is done with a purpose built patch that has electrodes in contact with the wound and reference electrodes.

In the second series the investigators monitor closed operational wounds (breast reconstruction surgery patients) with bioimpedance measurements. This series is also conducted with bioimpedance measurements but the wounds are operational wounds.

Both groups will have 20 patients.

Full description

Objectives of the study:

1. The investigators will study how bioimpedance measurement results correlate with conventional wound healing monitoring.
2. The investigators will seek the best methods for handling, interpreting and presenting bioimpedance measurement results.
3. The investigators will find out if impedance measurement is applicable to clinical use.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients that have a skin graft operation made as part of their treatment
• patients that have breast reconstruction surgery made as part of their treatment

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• patients with limited capacity to understand the information regarding the study
• patients with chronic skin disease on operation area

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Skin graft

Description:

The bioimpedance measurement is done with a purpose built patch that has electrodes in contact with the wound and reference electrodes.

Treatment:

Other: Different type of wound

Operation wound

Description:

The bioimpedance measurement is done with commercial electrodes places in healthy skin surrounding the wound.

Treatment:

Other: Different type of wound