Trial Outcomes & Findings for NPWT PRO vs KCI Ulta® NPWT and to Compare NPWT PRO vs NPWT PRO With Simultaneous Irrigation on Wound Healing (NCT NCT02519621)

NCT ID: NCT02519621

Last Updated: 2023-07-24

Results Overview

Complete healing of wounds as defined by epithelialization with no drainage in three treatment arms: NPWT PRO versus KCI Ulta® NPWT and to Compare NPWT PRO versus NPWT PRO with Simultaneous Irrigation

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

90 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

12 weeks

Results posted on

2023-07-24

Participant Flow

93 were consented but 3 of them did not have the vac/treatment, so therefore 90 total (30 in each group).

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Overall Study
STARTED
30
30
30
Overall Study
COMPLETED
30
30
30
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

NPWT PRO vs KCI Ulta® NPWT and to Compare NPWT PRO vs NPWT PRO With Simultaneous Irrigation on Wound Healing

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 Participants
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Total
n=90 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
49.50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.95 • n=5 Participants
53.80 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.21 • n=7 Participants
51.70 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.44 • n=5 Participants
51.67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.63 • n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
23 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=5 Participants
74 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
14 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
20 Participants
n=7 Participants
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
60 Participants
n=4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
30 participants
n=5 Participants
30 participants
n=7 Participants
30 participants
n=5 Participants
90 participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Complete healing of wounds as defined by epithelialization with no drainage in three treatment arms: NPWT PRO versus KCI Ulta® NPWT and to Compare NPWT PRO versus NPWT PRO with Simultaneous Irrigation

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 Participants
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Number of Participants Who Achieved Complete Wound Healing
15 Participants
19 Participants
14 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Number of surgeries required to debride infection before wound was ready for closure or coverage.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 Participants
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Number of Surgeries
2.4 surgeries
Standard Deviation 0.77
2.0 surgeries
Standard Deviation 0.49
2.4 surgeries
Standard Deviation 0.68

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Number of days the patient stayed in the hospital

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 Participants
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Length of Stay
14.7 days
Standard Deviation 7.4
16.3 days
Standard Deviation 15.7
15.3 days
Standard Deviation 10.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

The number of days to heal the wound after last surgery was performed.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 Participants
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 Participants
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Days to Heal
41.0 days
Standard Deviation 6.3
43.0 days
Standard Deviation 9.4
42.0 days
Standard Deviation 13.1

Adverse Events

NPWT PRO Without Irrigation

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

NPWT PRO With Irrigation

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

KCI Ulta NPWT

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 participants at risk
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 participants at risk
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 participants at risk
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Infections and infestations
Foot related readmission
13.3%
4/30 • Number of events 4 • Adverse events during 12 weeks
13.3%
4/30 • Number of events 4 • Adverse events during 12 weeks
13.3%
4/30 • Number of events 4 • Adverse events during 12 weeks

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
NPWT PRO Without Irrigation
n=30 participants at risk
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage NPWT PRO without irrigation: NPWT PRO without irrigation.
NPWT PRO With Irrigation
n=30 participants at risk
Cardinal Health NPWT PRO system (K143016) continuous/intermittent vacuum-assisted drainage with simultaneous delivery of topical wound treatment solutions and suspensions over the wound bed (saline irrigant). NPWT PRO with irrigation: NPWT PRO with irrigation (saline)
KCI Ulta NPWT
n=30 participants at risk
KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation. KCI Ulta: KCI Ulta NPWT without irrigation
Infections and infestations
Reinfection of study foot
13.3%
4/30 • Number of events 4 • Adverse events during 12 weeks
16.7%
5/30 • Number of events 5 • Adverse events during 12 weeks
16.7%
5/30 • Number of events 5 • Adverse events during 12 weeks

Additional Information

Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Phone: 214-645-0544

Results disclosure agreements

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