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