Status:

RECRUITING

Early Versus Delayed Bathing of Orthopaedic Surgical Wounds

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Collaborating Sponsors:

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Conditions:

Surgical Wound

Post Operative Wound Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single center randomized control trial assessing the effect of early versus delayed bathing on orthopaedic surgical wounds in patients undergoing surgical treatment of fractures. Patients wi...

Detailed Description

The study is a single center, non-inferiority, parallel group, randomized control trial assessing the effect of early versus delayed bathing on orthopaedic surgical wounds in patients undergoing surgi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over 18 years of age
  • Patient who are not pregnant
  • Isolated acute fractures of the upper or lower extremities (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, or fibula)
  • Diagnosis of a fracture meeting indication for operative intervention
  • Any fracture not requiring a splint for post-operative management
  • Non-complicated wounds (non-traumatic wounds, closed injuries, fractures not requiring external fixation, and acute fracture surgery)

Exclusion

  • Fractures associated with presumed infection
  • Patients with multiple fractures
  • Fractures in patients with underlying associated immune compromise
  • Fractures in patients with underlying peripheral vascular disease
  • Use of VAC
  • Surgery performed through previous surgical wound
  • Patient homeless
  • Fractures in patients with underlying diabetes mellitus
  • Complicated wounds (traumatic wounds, need for post-op wound care, open injuries, need for external fixation)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 29 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06014411

Start Date

January 29 2024

End Date

March 1 2026

Last Update

March 5 2025

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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065