164
Participants
Start Date
December 18, 2013
Primary Completion Date
May 26, 2021
Study Completion Date
May 26, 2021
Conventional wound therapy
Sterile bandages and wound coverings
Negative pressure wound therapy
The Prevena Incision Management System covers and protects the incision from external infectious sources, while negative pressure removes fluid and infectious material from the surgical incision. The ActiVAC pump may be used with the Prevena dressings as well in some situations to achieve negative pressure.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Lead Sponsor
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
INDUSTRY
Duke University
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