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Can you ditch your bandage a day after surgery? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT06569862

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether removing surgical dressings the day after abdominal surgery is as safe as keeping them on for about a week. About 1,288 adults having planned abdominal surgery will be randomly assigned to stop dressings on day 1 or day 6. The main goal is to see if early removal increases the risk of wound infections within 30 days.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 1,288 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient of legal age (≥18 years) * Scheduled for elective abdominal surgery requiring a skin incision of at least 4 cm long listed below: All pancreatectomies, All hepatectomies, All splenectomies, All adrenalectomies, All bariatric surgeries, All gastric surgeries, including gastrectomy and reflux surgery, All parietal surgeries; ventral hernia repairs, inguinal or femoral hernia repairs, with or without mesh placement.. All small bowel resections, Laparotomy cholecystectomies, All duodenal surgeries, Right, transverse or left colectomy, by laparotomy or laparoscopy, provided that there is a skin incision for extraction of the surgical specimen, but without the presence or creation of a stoma Proctectomy but without the presence or creation of a stoma * Class I or II (clean or clean-contaminated) according to the ALTEMEIER classification * Affiliated in a Social Security scheme (beneficiary or entitled person, excluding AME) * Have signed an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Presence or completion of a stoma * Previous abdominal surgery in the month prior to inclusion * Emergency surgery * Outpatient surgery * Closure by biological glue * Active bacterial infection at the time of surgery or recent antibiotic therapy (up to 15 days before surgery) * Neutrophil count \< 500/mm3 at time of surgery * Grade B or C cirrhosis (Child-Pugh classification) * Pregnancy * Breast-feeding * Patient under guardianship or curatorship * Patient deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Patient unable to perform perioperative care

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Conditions

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Surgical Wound Infection

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Elective abdominal surgery

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtriere - APHP

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75013, France

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