Vacuum bandage after kidney transplant
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special vacuum bandage (negative pressure wound therapy) helps heal the surgical wound after a kidney transplant. It may reduce complications and improve recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are receiving a kidney transplant.
- You are not a child (under 18 years old).
- You have not had any extra surgeries within the first 3 months after transplant.
- You are not allergic to the wound dressing materials used in the trial.
- Your new kidney was not placed in the same spot where your old kidney was removed (orthotopic transplant).
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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