A Prospective, Open, Non-controlled Clinical Investigation to Evaluate a New Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System to be Used in the Treatment of Acute Non-infected Wounds and Post Surgical Infected Wounds

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigation is designed as a prospective, open, non-controlled clinical investigation.

Detailed Description
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Wounds to be treated under this protocol should be acute non-infected wounds or post surgical infected wounds in hospitalized subjects. One ulcer per subject will be treated for a maximum duration of 3 weeks. All subjects will receive continuous negative pressure treatment with the new NPWT system with a pressure level of -120 mmHg or according to clinicians' instruction based on the indication. 10-15 subjects at two sites will be enrolled provided that they fulfil all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria and who have signed and dated a written informed consent. The subjects will be consecutively allocated to a specific subject identification code. The primary variable wound healing and granulation tissue formation will be assessed by digital planimeter, digital photography and visual estimation. Subject pain will be measured by using the Visual Analogue Scale, VAS. Subject and investigator convenience will be assessed by convenience surveys. Diagnosis and treatment of wound infections according to clinical routine.

Official Title
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A Prospective, Open, Non-controlled Clinical Investigation to Evaluate a New Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System to be Used in the Treatment of Acute Non-infected Wounds and Post Surgical Infected Wounds.

Conditions
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Acute Non Infected Wounds, Non Infected Post Surgical Wounds

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: New NPWT system


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Acute non infected wound or infected post surgical wound suitable for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy according to the investigator's judgment 3 cm2 ≤ Wound size ≤ 300 cm2 Male or female ≥18 years Signed Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: Need for frequent dressing changes, i.e.<48 hours between the changes Dry wounds Malignancy in the wound and/or wound margin Untreated osteomyelitis Untreated infection waiting for other intervention Unexplored fistulas > 10% necrotic tissue with eschar present after debridement High risk for bleeding complications (including subject treated with anticoagulants that are associated with high risk for bleeding complications) Exposed blood vessels, organs or nerves Current or within 3 months treatment with chemotherapy or irradiation Known hypersensitivity to the dressing material Expected technically impossible to seal the film to achieve a vacuum treatment Expected non compliance with the Clinical Investigation Plan Pregnancy Subjects previously included in this investigation Subjects included in other ongoing clinical investigation at present or during the past 30 days Target ulcer previously not successfully treated with NPWT within 48 hours from NPWT start Subject unable to understand written patient information due to medical condition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Device: New NPWT system|According clinical routine (Instruction for Use)|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Granulation tissue formation | To assess the wound healing and granulation tissue formation when using the NPWT system | maximum 3 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Handling of NPWT system | To investigate the pain level at dressing removal To visually check exudate removal To investigate the ease of use for the subject and care giver when using the NPWT system | maximum 3 weeks |