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Outcome and Related Factors of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Limb

Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00538577
Collaborator
(none)
25
Enrollment
1
Location
24
Duration (Months)
1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Soft tissue necrotizing fasciitis of limbs are lethal infections and associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical manifestations and factors affected the treatment outcome to predict the prognosis and make timely decision for appropriate management and prevent limb loss.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    Patients that are admitted to hospital with the diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis of a limb will be entered to this study. A questionnaire will be completed for each patient included demographic data, admission and diagnosis date, treatment onset, medical history for diabetes mellitus, HIV infection, use of immunosuppressor drugs, peripheral vascular disease, cancer, renal disease, intravenous drug abuse, and disease outcome that can be recovery, amputation or death.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    25 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Control
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Study Start Date :
    Sep 1, 2007
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 1, 2009
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Sep 1, 2009

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      N/A and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • Necrotizing fasciitis of the limb

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Operative Theater of Orthopedic Surgery Department- Imam Khomeini Hospital Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Tehran University of Medical Sciences

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Ramin Espandar, MD, Imam Khomeini Hospital- Tehran University of Medical Sciences

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00538577
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • 86-03-30-6110
      First Posted:
      Oct 2, 2007
      Last Update Posted:
      Oct 6, 2009
      Last Verified:
      Oct 1, 2009
      Keywords provided by , ,
      Necrotizing fasciitis
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Fasciitis
      Fasciitis, Necrotizing

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Oct 6, 2009