# Circular pOlyethylene Drape in preVention of Surgical Site infEction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

> **NCT03170843** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Saint Vincent's Hospital, Korea** · enrollment: 457 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Wound Infection

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** use of plastic ring wound retractor

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03170843
- **Lead sponsor:** Saint Vincent's Hospital, Korea
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-07-12
- **Primary completion:** 2022-07-11
- **Final completion:** 2022-09-30
- **Target enrollment:** 457 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03170843

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03170843, "Circular pOlyethylene Drape in preVention of Surgical Site infEction: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03170843. Licensed CC0.

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