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Could a simple vacuum dressing stop deadly infections in diabetic surgery patients?

NCT ID NCT07392853

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Semmelweis University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a special vacuum dressing (negative pressure wound therapy) placed on the closed surgical wound can prevent infections in diabetic patients who have emergency abdominal surgery. About 110 high-risk adults with diabetes will be randomly assigned to get either the vacuum dressing or standard wound care. The main goal is to see if the vacuum reduces the number of surgical site infections.

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 provide a simple way to prevent serious wound infections in diabetic patients after emergency abdominal surgery, reducing hospital stays and costs.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (110 participants) and has not yet started recruiting. The device is costly, and its benefit over standard care is unproven in this specific high-risk group.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

DIABETES (INSULIN-REQUIRING, TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2)

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Semmelweis University, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology

    Budapest, 1082, Hungary

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