Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Soft Tissue Injuries of Foot and Ankle in Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Dow University of Health Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Soft Tissue Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional treatment; Procedure: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04569305

1408

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Soft Tissue Iinjuries of Foot and Ankle in Patients at a Tertiary care Hospital.

To evaluate the effect of negative pressure wound therapy for soft tissue injuries of foot and ankle.This will be assessed through measuring the wound surface area covered with healthy granulation tissue measured in centimetre square on follow-up.

Full description

All patients aged 18 years or above with foot and ankle trauma resulting in soft tissue injury with or without bones and tendon exposed were included in the study. 35 patients were randomized into Negative Pressure Wound Therapy group and 35 in conventional treatment group.In NPWT group ,NPWT was applied to injured area of foot and ankle after debridement and cleaning of the necrosed/dead tissue. The effect of technique was assessed through measuring wound surface area covered with healthy granulation tissue measured in centimetre square on follow-up at 10 days ,20 days and 27 days respectively.

In Conventional treatment group patients were kept on simple moist gauze dressings and the wound was assessed through measuring wound surface area covered with healthy granulation tissue measured in centimeter square on followup at 10 days , 20 days and 27 days respectively.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. All patients aged 18 years or above with foot and ankle trauma resulting in soft tissue injury with bones and tendon exposed
2. Patients consenting to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
2. Patients with multiple fractures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy was applied to injured area of foot and ankle after debridement and cleaning of the necrosed/dead tissue. The effect of technique was assessed through measuring wound surface area covered with healthy granulation tissue measured in centimetre square on follow-up.

Treatment:

Procedure: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Conventional treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Simple moist gauze dressing applied to injured area of foot and ankle after debridement and cleaning of the necrosed/dead tissue. The effect of treatment was assessed through measuring wound surface area covered with healthy granulation tissue measured in centimetre square on follow-up.

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional treatment