Triclosan Coated Suture Wound Closure for Peripheral Vascular Surgery: a Prospective Multicenter Study

Overview

This is a prospective randomized multicenter study which purpose is to determine whether triclosan-coated sutures for wound closure after lower limb vascular surgery would reduce the incidence of surgical wound infections.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Single (Investigator)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 2011

Interventions

  • Procedure: triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closure
    • triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closure
  • Procedure: regular sutures for surgical wound closure

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Active Comparator: triclosan
    • triclosan-coated sutures
  • Placebo Comparator: control
    • sutures without triclosan-coating

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • surgical wound infection
    • Time Frame: one month after surgical procedure

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • patient undergoing peripheral vascular surgery procedure Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients refusal

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 100 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • North Karelia Central Hospital
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Sanna Kouhia, MD – North Karelia Central Hospital
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Johanna Turtiainen, MD, Study Director, North Karelia Central Hospital
    • Kimmo Makinen, Principal Investigator, Kuopio University Hospital
    • Maarit Venermo, Principal Investigator, Helsinki University Central Hospital
    • Eija Saimanen, Principal Investigator, South Carelia Central Hospital
    • Ilkka Uurto, Study Director, Tampere University Hospital

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