Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Drain Site Complication
- Postoperative Complications
- Postoperative Wound Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded interventional feasibility trial evaluating the post-operative outcomes of surgical patients undergoing breast reduction or panniculectomy procedures. Approximately 100 eligible subjects will undergo their surgical procedure according to standa...
This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded interventional feasibility trial evaluating the post-operative outcomes of surgical patients undergoing breast reduction or panniculectomy procedures. Approximately 100 eligible subjects will undergo their surgical procedure according to standard clinical guidelines. Unless clinically contraindicated, study surgeons will maintain consistent use of 10 Flat drains for all study participants to prevent any sampling bias. Immediately after surgery is completed, the study investigator will randomize the subject into one of the 2 study arms. The randomization scheme will control for procedure type. The study will not be blinded. The randomization assignment will be communicated to the care team and documented in the subject's electronic medical record to ensure that appropriate post-operative instruction is provided to the subject. Subjects will be notified of their study arm assignment at the time they receive their post-operative discharge instruction. Subjects in both arms will complete a questionnaire related to quality of life post-operatively, as well as daily bathing specifics. The following statistical methods will be used for the aims: Aim 1: Collect and describe information related to outcome measures in addition to study data including number eligible, response rates, adherence/compliance rates. Descriptive statistics will be provided for all study enrollment data, compliance information as well as data collected throughout the study including outcome measures and responses from the satisfaction survey. Aim 2: To compare the surgical site complication rate of post-operative patients with drains who shower versus those who do not shower. Complication rates between the two study arms will be compared using chi-squared tests, although these comparisons will not be conclusive since the study isn't powered to assess equivalence. Aim 3: To compare patient post-operative satisfaction for those who shower versus those who do not shower. Patient post-operative satisfaction between the two study arms will be compared using chi-squared tests, although these comparisons will not be conclusive since the study isn't powered to assess differences.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04725916
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sean Devitt, MD Geisinger Clinic