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Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)
Sponsor: Sean Devitt
Summary
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.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2022-02-23
Completion Date
2027-07-15
Last Updated
2026-02-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Showering
Patients will be instructed to shower after surgery with drains in place
Restriction of Showering
Patients will be restricted from showering post operatively if they have drains in place
Locations (1)
Geisinger Health
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States