OCT in Open Fracture and Infected Fracture

Dartmouth Health

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fracture Infection; Trauma; Trauma Injury; Open Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Open Fracture; Procedure: Infected Fracture

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05785182

STUDY02001786

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot prospective, observational study of patients with open or infected fracture evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of OCT, a light-based imaging modality that requires no drug or contrast agent.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or older
• Open fracture
• Fracture Related Infection

Exclusion criteria

• Metatarsal fractures

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Open Fracture

Description:

High energy open fracture.

Treatment:

Procedure: Open Fracture

Infected Fracture

Description:

Infected open or closed fracture.

Treatment:

Procedure: Infected Fracture