RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

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

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-02-23
Study Completion:2024-12-15
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04725916

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Patients having one of the following procedures at Geisinger Medical Center in which drains are placed
  2. * Breast reduction
  3. * Lower panniculectomy
  4. * Fleur-de-lis panniculectomy
  5. * ≥18 years of age
  6. * Able and willing to provide consent
  1. * Patients on antibiotics at the time of surgery
  2. * Patients sent home on antibiotics after surgery
  3. * Patients who work in healthcare with direct patient contact
  4. * Patients having a panniculectomy to be eligible for a kidney transplant
  5. * Patients having a ventral hernia repair at the time of the panniculectomy
  6. * Patients admitted to the hospital for \>1 night

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Sean Devitt, MD
CONTACT
570-271-6335
sdevitt@geisinger.edu
Samantha Crissinger, BS
CONTACT
570-271-7499
srcrissinger@geisinger.edu

Principal Investigator

Sean Devitt, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Geisinger Clinic

Study Locations (Sites)

Geisinger Health
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Sean Devitt

  • Sean Devitt, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Geisinger Clinic

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-02-23
Study Completion Date2024-12-15

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-02-23
Study Completion Date2024-12-15

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Panniculectomy
  • Breast reduction surgery
  • Postoperative showering
  • Surgical drain
  • Fleur-de-lis panniculectomy
  • Massive weight loss surgery

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

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