Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing Versus Closed-incision Negative Pressure Therapy in the Obese Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty

Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an occlusive antimicrobial barrier dressing or portable negative pressure wound dressing is superior in preventing wound complications and infection rates in obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Approximately 240 subjects (120 for total knee arthroplasty and 120 for total hip arthroplasty) will be enrolled to evaluate the outcomes associated with silver impregnated dressings and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in treating this subset of patients and analyze the cost benefit of each.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Those identified at pre-operative testing to have an elevated BMI (> 35)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    - Active infection.
  • - previous scar or wound healing complication.
  • - post traumatic degenerative joint disease (DJD) with hardware.
  • - revision surgery.
  • - inflammatory arthritis.
  • - anticoagulation outside of the standard of care.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT03345771
Phase

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Phase 3
Lead Sponsor

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NYU Langone Health
Principal Investigator

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William Long, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation NYU Langone Health
Agency Class

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Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

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Osteoarthritis
Arms & Interventions

Arms

Active Comparator: Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing

postoperative wound dressing with either anti-microbial dressing placed in the operating room from surgery to postoperative day 7

Active Comparator: Closed-incision Negative Pressure Therapy

portable NPWT device placed in the operating room from surgery to postoperative day 7

Interventions

Combination Product: - Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing

Ionic Silver is a soft, nonwoven pad or ribbon that features the gelling benefits of Hydrofiber technology plus antimicrobial ionic silver.

Device: - Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

PICO provides suction known as negative Pressure wound Therapy (NPWT) which draws out excess fluid from a wound and protects the injured area from getting dirty to ultimately help promote healing. PICO consists of an nPwT pump connected to an absorbent gentle adhesive dressing

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New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Status

Recruiting

Address

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10016

Site Contact

Afshin Anoushiravani

[email protected]

212-598-6146