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| Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol | OTHER |
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The aim of the study is: to evaluate the efficacy of two post-operative dressings in the management of the surgical wounds in patients who received a knee prosthesis
This was a randomised, controlled, clinical trial on patients who received a primary knee prosthesis in 2018-2019. Treatment group was given a multi-layer foam dressing with Safetac. The control group received standard treatment with povidone-iodine and a gauze dressing with plaster. 50 patients was needed for sufficient power. Primary outcome measures were; the characteristics of the surgical wound, patient reported comfort and adaptability according to the physiotherapist. Secondary outcome measures were: the clinical status and quality of life level according to the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Statistical analysis was performed by using IBM SPSS version 25, with a statistical significance of 5%.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Multi-layer foam dressing | Experimental | Patients in experimental group will receive the application of a multi-layer foam dressing with Safetac in surgical wound |
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| Usual care | Active Comparator | Patients in control group will receive standard treatment with povidone-iodine and a gauze dressing with plaster. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Multi-Foam dressing | Procedure | Application of a multi-layer foam dressing with Safetac in surgical wound |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in number of dressing changes | Number of dressing applications to the patients required | From fist day post-surgery to 7th postoperative day |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in patient comfort | Patient comfort reported in a scale from 1 (non satisfactory) - to 4 (very satisfactory) | From fist day post-surgery to 7th postoperative day |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sergio Alonso-Fernández, RN,MSN,PhD | Contact | 0034934978437 | salonso.germanstrias@gencat.cat | |
| Antonia Salmerón-Ramírez, RN | Contact | 0034695560386 | asalmeronr.germanstrias@gencat.cat |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Antonia Salmerón-Ramírez, RN | Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol | Recruiting | Badalona | Barcelona | 08916 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000072836 | Surgical Wound |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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| Usual care | Procedure | Care of surgical wound with povidone-iodine and a gauze dressing with plaster. |
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