Actively Recruiting
Early Versus Delayed Bathing of Orthopaedic Surgical Wounds
Led by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York · Updated on 2026-03-30
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
148 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Lead Sponsor
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New York Presbyterian Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 will be recruited by screening all patients undergoing surgical treatment for fractures at our institution. Patients who provide written consent will be randomized to one of two treatment arms after confirming eligibility criteria. Group A will be advised to begin early normal bathing (non-submerged showering) with uncovered surgical wounds. Group B will be advised to follow traditional delayed bathing with covered wounds. Those who do not wish to participate in the randomized trial will be invited to participate observationally (no randomization) and have the same prospective follow-up.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Early Versus Delayed Bathing of Orthopaedic Surgical Wounds
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients over 18 years of age
- Patients 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)
You will not qualify if you...
- 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)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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William M Ricci, MD
CONTACT
C
Craig E Klinger, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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