Vacuum bandage may slash infection risk after GI cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT04955730
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a negative pressure wound therapy device (a special vacuum bandage) for a longer time after surgery could lower the chance of wound infections in people with gastrointestinal cancer. About 290 patients took part. The goal was to see if this approach helps patients heal better and get back to their cancer treatments faster.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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290 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled surgical procedure for the management of gastrointestinal cancer * Scheduled surgical procedure planned for incision that will result in wound \>5cm * Scheduled surgical procedure planned for skin wound that will be closed by primary intention with either: Staples covered by sterile Telfa® and Tegaderm® or Medipore® OR Dermal or subcuticular sutures covered by Octil® * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Scheduled surgical procedure where wound considered dirty * Scheduled surgical procedure for wound left for closure by secondary intention * Emergency surgery * Pregnancy. Pregnancy status is confirmed per protocol the day of surgery in the preoperative space by urine pregnancy test in patient younger than 65 and with intact uterus. Pregnant patient will be excluded from this study * History or current diagnosis of any medical or psychological condition that in the Investigator's opinion, might interfere with the subject's ability to participate in the study or the inability to obtain informed consent because of psychiatric or complicating medical problems
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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