Trial Outcomes & Findings for Topical Silver for Prevention of Wound Infection After Cesarean Delivery (NCT NCT01169064)

NCT ID: NCT01169064

Last Updated: 2017-05-30

Results Overview

As measured by number of patients with postop infections at 6 wks

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

475 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 weeks postpartum

Results posted on

2017-05-30

Participant Flow

31 patients were removed from the study after consent but prior to study start, these participants did not meet inclusion / exclusion criteria

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Overall Study
STARTED
239
236
Overall Study
COMPLETED
239
236
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Topical Silver for Prevention of Wound Infection After Cesarean Delivery

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 Participants
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 Participants
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Total
n=475 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
16-25
71 years
n=5 Participants
88 years
n=7 Participants
159 years
n=5 Participants
Age, Customized
26-35
143 years
n=5 Participants
113 years
n=7 Participants
256 years
n=5 Participants
Age, Customized
36-45
24 years
n=5 Participants
30 years
n=7 Participants
54 years
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Women
239 participants
n=5 Participants
236 participants
n=7 Participants
475 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
155 participants
n=5 Participants
156 participants
n=7 Participants
311 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
43 participants
n=5 Participants
50 participants
n=7 Participants
93 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
20 participants
n=5 Participants
16 participants
n=7 Participants
36 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
17 participants
n=5 Participants
10 participants
n=7 Participants
27 participants
n=5 Participants
Average BMI
32.0 kg/m^2
n=5 Participants
32.8 kg/m^2
n=7 Participants
32.4 kg/m^2
n=5 Participants
Tobacco use during pregnancy
Yes
49 participants
n=5 Participants
41 participants
n=7 Participants
90 participants
n=5 Participants
Tobacco use during pregnancy
No
190 participants
n=5 Participants
195 participants
n=7 Participants
385 participants
n=5 Participants
No use of alcohol during pregnancy
239 participants
n=5 Participants
236 participants
n=7 Participants
475 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks postpartum

As measured by number of patients with postop infections at 6 wks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 Participants
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 Participants
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Silver Treatment Efficacy
25 participants
19 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks postpartum

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 Participants
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 Participants
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Infection Rate Adjusted for Maternal BMI
10 percentage of participants
Interval 6.5 to 13.5
8 percentage of participants
Interval 4.1 to 11.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Postoperative

Total cost of dressings per group based on 1 dressing per patient

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 Participants
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 Participants
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Patient Dressing Cost
11,080.04 dollars
306.80 dollars

Adverse Events

Silver-containing Surgical Dressing

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 25 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Cloth Adhesive Dressing

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 19 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 participants at risk
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days No adverse events
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 participants at risk
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days No adverse events
Infections and infestations
Readmission to hospital for Infection
1.3%
3/239 • Number of events 3 • 2 years
1.3%
3/236 • Number of events 3 • 2 years

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Silver-containing Surgical Dressing
n=239 participants at risk
Self adhesive 4 x 10 dressing impregnated with nanocrystalline silver Silver-containing surgical dressing: Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days No adverse events
Cloth Adhesive Dressing
n=236 participants at risk
Soft cloth adhesive wound dressing Cloth adhesive dressing: Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days No adverse events
Infections and infestations
Wound Infection
10.5%
25/239 • Number of events 25 • 2 years
8.1%
19/236 • Number of events 19 • 2 years

Additional Information

Dr. Kelly Bennett; Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Ctr., Dept OB/GYN

Phone: 6153436275

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place