What does ASSIT mean in MEDICAL

The ASSIT Trial is a clinical research study looking at how to decrease the rate of surgical site infection after an amputation. We are researching ways to improve the care patients receive by using different treatments to reduce the risk of post-operative infections.

The ASSIT Trial is open to adults aged 18 and over who are planning to have a below-knee, above-knee, or foot amputation.

By taking part in this important study, you’ll be helping us investigate ways that can help reduce the chance of infection after an amputation. As part of your participation in this study, you will also receive close monitoring and follow-up from your medical team throughout your treatment and recovery.

During your participation in the trial, we will closely monitor and assess any infection related complications that may arise throughout your surgery and recovery process. You will also be asked to complete surveys about how you are feeling and what kind of care you’ve received throughout your time as part of our study.

There is no cost for participating in this research for those individuals accepted into the study. All related costs including lab tests or medication prescribed specifically for use during this study are paid for by the sponsors of this research study.

Absolutely—your privacy is very important to us! All information collected during this study has been designed with privacy protections built-in so that any data relating back to individual participants remains private and secure at all times during participation in our research.

While there shouldn’t be any lifestyle changes required while taking part in our research project, you should always speak with your doctor if there’s something that might be concerning you or if something just doesn’t feel right as part of your involvement with us.

As with most treatments and procedures there can always be risks associated—and while we work hard to minimize these risks, it’s important to understand what they might be before making any decisions about taking part or staying involved with any research project like ours. Your doctor or one of our specialists will gladly explain more about potential risks associated with participation before going forward with anything related to studying care delivery methods for lower limb amputations.

Once you submit your application, we typically review within 24 hours so you should hear back from us quickly afterward on whether or not you have been accepted into our research project.

Once everything has wrapped up on our end, we remain available and accessible post-completion for two contacts over a period of 6 months where we check-in on how things are going following completion of our clinical project together. If additional support is needed beyond this timeframe due to anything discovered during participation we also remain reachable via contact information provided upon completion.