Evaluation of a Novel Drain Stripping Device for Reducing Surgical Drain Complications

Conditions

• Abdominal Surgery Patients
• Drains
• Surgical Drain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Surgical drain stripping device — DEVICE
  We have developed a device to fully compress the surgical drain tubing without compromising the integrity of the tubing to clear the drain fluid/debris more effectively than the current standard of care.
• Standard of Care (Investigator Choice) — OTHER
  Current standard of care for surgical drain tube stripping involves running fingertips down the length of the tubing compressing the drain tubing to clear fluid/debris.

Study Details

The purpose of this research is to evaluate how well a novel surgical site drain tube clearing device works, and how easy it is for care staff to use.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 20, 2026

Status verified

Jan 2026

Primary completion

Aug 31, 2026

Completion

Jan 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Experimental: Drain device user(s)
  Study participants whose caregivers are utilizing the drain device to clear surgical drain tubing.
• Other: Control
  Study participants whose caregivers use the current standard of care for surgical drain tube stripping.

Primary Outcome Measure

Assess Ease of Use and Device Functionality Via Anonymous Survey [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Locations (1)

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