Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)

Part of paid clinical trials in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Sean Devitt
Study ID
NCT04725916
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Drain Site Complication
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Postoperative Wound Infection
  • Surgical Site Infection

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Showering — OTHER
    Patients will be instructed to shower after surgery with drains in place
  • Restriction of Showering — OTHER
    Patients will be restricted from showering post operatively if they have drains in place

Study Details

This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded, interventional feasibility study to evaluate if showering with post operative drains in place leads to an increase in complications. The patients included in the study will be those undergoing breast reductions and panniculectomies at Geisinger Medical Center. The patients will be randomized post operatively into one of two groups: 1) patients instructed to shower with drains in place, and 2) patients instructed not to shower while they have drains in place.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 23, 2022
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 15, 2026
Completion
Jul 15, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Study Arm 1
    Subjects assigned to Arm 1 will be instructed to shower daily beginning on post-operative Day 2 and maintain this daily schedule until the subject's 3-month standard of care clinic follow-up visit. They will receive specific instructions on caring for the incision site and drains until they are removed.
  • Active Comparator: Study Arm 2
    Subjects assigned to Arm 2 will be instructed not to shower post-operatively until their surgical drains are removed. They will receive specific instructions on bathing and caring for the incision sites and drains.

Primary Outcome Measure

Drain site cellulitis [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Geisinger HealthDanvillePennsylvania17822
Sean Devitt, MD
[email protected]
570-271-6335
Samantha Crissinger, BS
[email protected]
570-271-7499

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