876
Participants
Start Date
September 10, 2013
Primary Completion Date
October 13, 2016
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2016
iNPWT
The Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT) will be applied over the clean closed incision immediately following the operation (caesarean section). In the intervention group the therapy will be left in situ for five days.
Standard postoperative wound dressing
A standard wound dressing will be applied over the clean closed incision immediately following the operation (caesarean section). In the control group the dressing will be left in situ for at least 24 hours as standard procedure.
Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre
Odense University Hospital, Odense
Hospital Lillebaelt, Kolding Hospital, Kolding
Hospital South West Jutland, Esbjerg
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus
Region of Southern Denmark
OTHER
University of Southern Denmark
OTHER
Hvidovre University Hospital
OTHER
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
INDUSTRY
Odense University Hospital
OTHER