PROPEL-2: Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Laparotomy Wounds

NCT ID: NCT05977816

Last Updated: 2024-10-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-14

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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Post-operative wound issues in abdominal surgery have a significant impact on patient outcomes. This study is taking place to investigate if Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) dressings reduces Surgical Site Infections, post surgical complications and improves scar appearance compared to standard dressings.

Detailed Description

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NPWT dressings are designed to remove and absorb any fluid leaking from the wound. This might reduce surgical site infections, improve wound healing and improve scar appearance compared to using standard dressings.

Data is limited in the application of NPWT dressings to laparotomy incisions in the acute and elective care surgery setting. Surgical site infections can complicate a patient's post-operative course significantly, often necessitating a longer length of stay, antibiotic therapy, intervention for wound collections and impair patient mobility and overall recovery.

In addition to this, laparotomy wound complications can possibly delay adjuvant therapy and also increases healthcare costs both as an inpatient and in the community. Despite significant measures to reduce such complications in the form of wound care bundles, changing of gloves prior to wound closure etc., surgical site complications continue to represent a huge healthcare burden.

The Investigators are conducting this study to determine whether NPWT dressings reduce surgical site infections, improve wound healing and scar appearance. This study will also involve a cost-based analysis and seek information from patients on their quality of life. Results from this study will provide evidence on whether these dressings should be used as standard of care for management of surgical laparotomy wounds.

Conditions

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Wound Surgical Wound Infection Cosmesis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

The wound is dressed using negative pressure wound therapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Application of a negative wound pressure therapy dressing to the wound post laparotomy

Standard Wound dressing

After the skin is closed, the wound is covered using sterile standard gauze dressing.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard wound dressing

Intervention Type OTHER

Application of a standard wound dressing to the wound post laparotomy

Interventions

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Application of a negative wound pressure therapy dressing to the wound post laparotomy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standard wound dressing

Application of a standard wound dressing to the wound post laparotomy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 years or older
* Patient requires visceral abdominal surgery via a midline laparotomy
* Patients who can complete questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are unable to adhere to protocol requirements
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Claire Donohoe, PhD, FRCSI

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Trinity College Dublin /Royal College of Surgeons

Locations

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Mayo University Hospital

Castlebar, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Beaumont Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

St James's Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Tallaght University Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Galway

Galway, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Letterkenny University Hospital

Letterkenny, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Limerick

Limerick, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Sligo University Hospital

Sligo, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

University hospital Kerry

Tralee, , Ireland

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University Hospital Waterford

Waterford, , Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Ireland

Central Contacts

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Claire Donohoe, PhD, FRCSI

Role: CONTACT

35314103000

Noel Donlon, PhD

Role: CONTACT

35314103000

Facility Contacts

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Kevin Barry, MD FRCSI

Role: primary

Arnold Hill, MCh MD FRCSI

Role: primary

Ronan Cahill, MD FRCSI

Role: primary

Claire Donohoe

Role: primary

Dara Kavanagh

Role: primary

Stewart Walsh

Role: primary

Manvydas Varzgalis, MCh MD

Role: primary

Colin Peirce

Role: primary

Martin Caldwell, MD FRCSI

Role: primary

Pat Owens, MCh, MD

Role: primary

Peter Neary, BAO FRCSI

Role: primary

References

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Davey MG, Donlon NE, Walsh SR, Donohoe CL; PROPEL-2 Trial Collaborators. Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in laparotomy wounds (PROPEL-2): protocol for a randomized clinical trial. BJS Open. 2024 Jul 2;8(4):zrae081. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae081.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39178168 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RCSI 22-092

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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