Can a low-cost wound vacuum prevent infections after severe leg fractures?
Disease control
Not yet recruiting
This pilot trial tests whether a low-cost negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system is a practical alternative to standard dressings for severe open tibia fractures in a low-resource setting. Researchers will randomly assign 66 adults with Gustilo-Anderson type IIIb open tibi…
Sponsor: Université Catholique de Bukavu • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 29, 2026 00:00 UTC