Clinical Trial: Low-cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Dressings for Gustilo IIIb Tibial Fractures (Bukavu Pilot RCT)

U.S., Aug. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07790991) titled 'Low-cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Dressings for Gustilo IIIb Tibial Fractures (Bukavu Pilot RCT)' on Aug. 20.

Brief Summary: Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely used in the management of acute and chronic wounds, but commercial systems are costly and may be inaccessible in low-resource settings. This pilot randomised controlled trial will assess the feasibility of a future definitive multicentre trial comparing a locally developed low-cost NPWT system with standard wound dressings in adults with Gustilo-Anderson type IIIb open tibial fractures.

Methods and analysis: Adults aged >=18 years presenting ...