ADding negative pRESSure to improve healING (the DRESSING trial)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1081026

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The aim of this 5-year randomised comtrolled trial is to test the clinical and cost effectiveness of vacuum dressings in reducing the incidence of surgical site infection in obese women undergoing elective and semi-urgent caesarian section. The trial will be conducted at 4 hospitals in south east Queensland. 2,100 women undergoing caesarian section will either receive a vacuum or standard surgical dressing and will be followed for 1 month after surgery.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $2,380,446.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Midwifery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adverse events | clinical outcome | clinical trial | infection | obstetrics

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