Pilot Study Comparing Taliderm™ Dressing Versus Standard of Care for Open Incision and Drainage of Wounds

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio56 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate wound healing with the use of Taliderm™ dressing and compare it to wet to dry dressing in the treatment of open wounds after incision and drainage.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Wounds

Interventions

Taliderm™OTHER

taliderm™ dressing application once

Taliderm™OTHER

Taliderm™ dressing application up to three applications

standard wet to dry dressing with gauzeOTHER

wet to dry dressing standard of care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatients with soft tissue abscess that will result in an open surgical wounds greater than or equal to 4 cms in any dimension * Wound will require serial dressing changes * Greater than or equal to 18 years of age * Ability to obtain informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to obtain informed consent * Pregnancy * Prisoner

Locations (1)

University Hospital

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary endpoint of this study will be rate of wound healing (judged as per cent complete wound closure) at the two (2) and three (3) week follow-up visits.

Time frame: two and three weeks

Secondary Outcomes

occurence of wound infection

Time frame: two and three weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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