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Reducing Wound Infections Using Bioelectric Wound Dressings

United States20 participantsStarted 2024-03-04

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of using Bioelectric wound dressing on the pre-operative wound site and post operatively and compared it outcomes to the standard of care chlorhexidine skin preparation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Elective diverticular, benign polyp, or colon cancer resection
✓. Age 18-90 years old
✓. All patients must receive some kind of bowel prep (SU- prep, pills, Go-Lytely, milk of magnesia, etc.…)
✓. Must be off antibiotics for more than 2 weeks before surgery
✓. Surgery must be laparoscopic, hand assisted or Robotic
✓. Skin will be closed in layers and subcuticular interrupted fashion
✓. Just one dose of preoperative antibiotics (Invanz or equivalent if patient is allergic)
✓. Patients will have a primary anastomosis, no colostomy.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Active infections before surgery -example: Intra-abdominal abscess not drained or actively on antibiotics on the day of surgery, skin infections
✕. Inability to take intestinal bowel preparation
✕. HgbA1c \>8
✕. BMI \>40
✕. Immunosuppression
✕. Need of steroid stress dose pre-op
✕. Patient receiving active chemotherapy
✕. Need of stoma (end ostomies after resection protective stoma included)

What they're measuring

Quantitative bacterial count

Timeframe: 4 total biopsies will be collected. (3 days before surgery, surgery day pre incision, immediately post-surgery and 3 days post-surgery)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06312267

SponsorAdventHealth

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-01

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