Prophylactic Post-Cesarean Incisional Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients

Albany Medical College

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Negative-pressure Wound Therapy; Morbid Obesity; Wound Infection

Treatments: Device: Negative-pressure wound therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02901613

AlbanyMC1

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy in decreasing wound complications in morbidly obese patients (BMI greater than of equal to 40) at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Retrospective data will be collected regarding morbidly obese patients who have undergone cesarean section and patients will be recruited to have the intervention (negative-pressure wound therapy) applied and outcomes will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 186 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women undergoing cesarean section at Albany Medical Center Hospital
• Current BMI greater than or equal to 40

Exclusion criteria

• Current BMI less than 40
• current skin or soft tissue infection
• skin or soft tissue disorder
• allergy to silver

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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186 participants in 2 patient groups

Retrospective

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard dry sterile dressing

Prospective

Experimental group

Description:

Negative-pressure wound therapy

Treatment:

Device: Negative-pressure wound therapy