UVC in Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection
Key facts
- Where
- Kuopio, FinlandSee the site
Where in Finland
- Kuopio University HospitalKuopio, FinlandContact: Ville Leinonen, professorNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Ville Leinonen
- Trial code
- NCT07600463
- Record updated
- 20 May 2026
- Original description
The LF-PODD study investigates the use of UVC (270nm) light in the prevention of surgical wound infections. Three devices are used in the study, two of which are actively producing UVC light (265 and 275 nm) and one device does not produce UVC light at all. The devices are outwardly completely identical and the devices are drawn for the research participants. Volunteers for neurosurgical procedures are selected for the study. Everyone participating in the study will be informed about the research and written consent will be requested. In the study, UVC light is focused on the surgical area at the beginning of the neurosurgical operation, during the operation, the device automatically dispenses UVC light into the air of the surgical area every 20 minutes, and at the end of the surgical procedure, the device delivers a single dose of UVC light to the surgical wound after closing the surgical wound. Study participants are monitored according to the standard treatment protocol and, in particular, the inflammation of the surgical wound is monitored. The results of the study are recorded and analysed using statistical methods.Read full original descriptionShow less
The LF-PODD study investigates the use of UVC (270nm) light in the prevention of surgical wound infections. Three devices are used in the study, two of which are actively producing UVC light (265 and 275 nm) and one device does not produce UVC light at all. The devices are outwardly completely identical and the devices are drawn for the research participants. Volunteers for neurosurgical procedures are selected for the study. Everyone participating in the study will be informed about the research and written consent will be requested. In the study, UVC light is focused on the surgical area at the beginning of the neurosurgical operation, during the operation, the device automatically dispenses UVC light into the air of the surgical area every 20 minutes, and at the end of the surgical procedure, the device delivers a single dose of UVC light to the surgical wound after closing the surgical wound. Study participants are monitored according to the standard treatment protocol and, in particular, the inflammation of the surgical wound is monitored. The results of the study are recorded and analysed using statistical methods.
Inclusion: 75 patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) arriving for CSF shunt procedure; written informed consent.
Exclusion: immunosupressive medication; medication sensitizing for light exposure (e.g. doxycycline); pregnancy.