Education and Training
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Preoperatively Irradiated Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma Wounds
This is a study comparing two methods of dressing a post operative wound that are currently in practice. One method is a traditional dry gauze dressing. The other method is using a negative pressure dressing that provides gentle suction on the wound.
The investigators will attempt to determine how well the use of post-operative negative pressure dressing reduces wound healing problems in patients who have surgery after radiation for a sarcoma in the thigh or leg.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- device: Prevana Dressing
- other: Standard Dry Gauze Dressing
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age>18
- Willing to consent to randomization and able to participate in the study
- Lower extremity soft tissue sarcoma necessitating radiation prior to surgical
resection
- Primary closure of wound
- Patients scheduled for surgical resection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Flap coverage or skin graft
- Patients scheduled for amputations as local control of their tumor
- Sarcomas where radiation is not planned preoperatively
- Repeat surgeries for oncologic reasons (positive margins)
- Known allergy to adhesive tape
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Christin New
650-497-8815
Not Recruiting