Vacuum dressing could cut infections after skin graft surgery

NCT ID NCT07040683

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Region Skane Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether a vacuum dressing (negative pressure wound therapy) reduces infection compared to standard bandages after skin graft surgery for leg tumors. About 242 adults will be randomly assigned to one of the two dressings. The main goal is to see if the vacuum dressing lowers infection rates within three months after surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device
What this could lead to: If it works, this could reduce infections and improve healing after skin grafts for leg tumors, leading to fewer reoperations and better outcomes.
What could go wrong: This is a mid-sized trial, and results may not apply to all patients. NPWT is already used in other settings, so the benefit here may be modest or not statistically significant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury Postoperative Complications skin cancer skin neoplasm Surgical Wound Infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BANDAGES LEG LOWER EXTREMITY NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS SKIN CANCER SKIN GRAFTING SKIN TRANSPLANTATION SKIN TUMOUR SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION WOUND HEALING

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dept. of Health Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
RECRUITING

Malmö, 20501, Sweden

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