SUNstudy
SUNstudy
Sarcoma - Usual versus Negative pressure
A prospective randomised controlled trial
ABOUT SUNstudy
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been used for open wound defects for several decades. Recent evaluation has shown clinical improvement with its use in high risk, primarily closed, surgical wounds. This pragmatic randomised control trial is evaluating the clinical improvement in surgical site infection using NPWT versus standard absorbent dressings.
This initial phase is powered to evaluate the dressing in soft tissue sarcomas undergoing resection. Future phases will evaluate cases using endoprosthetic implants and amputations.
The principle investigating centre is Glasgow Royal Infirmary, based in the west of Scotland, UK.
Pilot Data
Initial pilot data from a case controlled trial, showed a significantly improved wound breakdown rate with the use of NPWT*
*R.Kong, D.W. Shields, O.Bailey, S.Gupta, A.Mahendra, 'Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Closed Surgical Wounds in Musculoskeletal Oncology Patients - A Case-Control Trial'. The Open Orthopaedics Journal 2017, Vol 11, p502-507. DOI: 10.2174/1874325001711010502
News
Collaborators
Following initial recruitment and refining of logistics, we are now expanding to multiple sites.
Interested in recruiting to SUNtrial?
CONTACT US
TEL: 0141 211 4443 (outside UK +441412114443)
Musculoskeletal Oncology Department
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G4 0SF
November 30, 2017
Protocol Publication
Study protocol completes peer review and published in an open access journal:
Bailey O, Shields DW, Donnelly I, Findlay H, Sharp E, et al. (2017) SUNstudy Study Protocol: Sarcoma Usual versus Negative pressure
dressing Study Protocol. J Clin Exp Orthop Vol.3 No.3:47
June 20, 2017
Multicentre Developments
Following ISOLS and BOOS, much interest has been sparked from our colleagues in other centres throughout the world. Provisional interest from:
Scotland - Aberdeen, Edinburgh
England - Stanmore, Oxford, Nottingham/Leicester, Birmingham, Oswestry, Newcastle
Republic of Ireland - Dublin
New Zealand - Auckland
South Korea - Seoul
USA - Los Angeles
June 01, 2017
BOOS - Newcastle, UK
Trial protocol presented to British Orthopaedic Oncology Society (BOOS), Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
May 10, 2017
ISOLS - Kanazawa, Japan
Pilot data and trial protocol presented at International Society of Limb salvage (ISOLS), Kanazawa, Japan
October 18, 2016
Recruiting to SUNstudy
Now actively recruiting!