NCT03905213

Brief Summary

To compare cost effectiveness of a polyurethane dressing or a vacuum therapy dressing versus the conventional gauze in the prevention of superficial wound infection y major cardiac surgery

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
900

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2019

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 20, 2019

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 5, 2019

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2019

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 28, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 28, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

July 1, 2019

Status Verified

March 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

March 20, 2019

Last Update Submit

June 28, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • prevention of surgical wound infection

    surgical wound infection measured as number of patients suffering surgical wound infection during the study period

    surgery date up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • hospital stay

    from hospitalization until an average of 1 year

  • antimicrobial consumption

    from surgery date until an average of 1 year

  • dressing consumption cost

    from surgery date until an average of 8 weeks

Study Arms (3)

conventional gauze

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Device is a conventional gauze and the change will be to the day 2 and 4 of surgery

Device: dressing MEPORE

polyurethane dressing

EXPERIMENTAL

Device is a polyurethane dressing and the change will be to the day 7 of surgery

Device: dressing MEPILEX

vacuum therapy dressing

EXPERIMENTAL

Device is a vacuum therapy dressing and the change will be to the day 7 of surgery

Device: dressing PICCO

Interventions

assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: conventional dressing (MEPORE)

conventional gauze

assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: absorbent(MEPILEX)

polyurethane dressing

assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing:vacuum Therapy dressing(PICCO)

vacuum therapy dressing

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • patient scheduled to cardiac surgery.
  • signed informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

  • hypersensibility to dressings

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Perez-Granda MJ, Cuerpo G, Barrio JM, Valerio M, Munoz P, Pinto AG, Valencia DE, Vicario FS, Bouza E; Cardiovascular Infection Study Group. A prospective randomized study that compares three different dressings for the prevention of surgical site infections following major heart surgery. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 6;15(1):19960. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-02533-7.

Study Officials

  • Maria Jesus Perez Granda, PhD

    Gregorio Marañón Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Maria Jesus Perez Granda, PhD

CONTACT

francisco Javier Hortal, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: randomized in three groups
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2019

First Posted

April 5, 2019

Study Start

September 1, 2019

Primary Completion

August 28, 2021

Study Completion

August 28, 2021

Last Updated

July 1, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share