Vacuum dressing for skin grafts on lower leg
Part of Cancer, Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study compares standard wound care to a special vacuum dressing (negative pressure therapy) after skin graft surgery on the lower leg for skin cancer. The goal is to see if the vacuum dressing helps the graft heal better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You are having a skin tumor removed from your lower leg and need a skin graft
- You can understand and follow medical instructions and attend follow-up visits
- You are not taking strong immune-suppressing drugs (like chemotherapy, high-dose steroids, or biologics)
- You have not had radiation therapy to the surgical site
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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