Evaluation of Three Types of Dressings After Hip Surgery

Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Tape Blisters; Hip Surgery

Treatments: Device: Dressing of wound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01469871

PEJ-481

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if one of the new types of dressings (MEPORE PRO and/or MEPILEX BORDER ) will reduce the blister rate compared to the currently used HYPAFIX.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or Female 45 years old or older
• Hip surgery at Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus between 02/2009 and 01/2010 (THR,rTHR, DHS, screw fixation, hemiarthroplasty, resurfacing)
• Signed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to dressing
• Polytrauma / high energy trauma
• Wound at the surgical site prior to surgery
• Neurological deficit of operated side (hemiplegia, etc.)
• Bilateral fracture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

Hypafix Transparent dressing

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Hypafix Transparent dressing, a stretchable dressing, will be used to treat the patients in this group

Treatment:

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound

Mepore Pro dressing

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Mepore Pro dressing, a self-adhesive perforated dressing, will be used to treat the patients in this group

Treatment:

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound

Mepilex Border dressing

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Mepilex Border dressing, a self-adherent soft silicone dressing, will be used to treat the patients in this group

Treatment:

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound

Device: Dressing of wound