Shockwave Intervention for Enhanced Wound Healing in No-touch Pedicle Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

ConditionCoronary Arterial Disease (CAD)

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorMedical University Innsbruck

About this trial

The aim of this trial is to apply shockwaves to the leg wound after saphenous vein harvesting and closure in order to reduce the occurrence of postoperative wound healing complications following coronary artery bypass grafting using venous grafts.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female patients > 18 years

Isolated CABG procedure in the need of 2 or more venous grafts

Elective or urgent cases

Median sternotomy approach

Disqualifiers

History of venous stripping or ligation

Uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥ 9 %)

Enrolled in other therapeutic or interventional trial

Hemodynamically unstable

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Shockwave treatment
Sham treatment

Treatment groups

120 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Medical University Innsbruck

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov