Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT05458947
Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
A Prospective Analysis of Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To examine the effects of Physical Therapist (PT) wound care modalities (pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) + electrical stimulation (ES), PWI only, and ES only) on wound healing in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Detailed description
It is hypothesized that PWI + ES will demonstrate the greatest rate of wound healing due to the combined effect of these treatments, which positively impact several aspects of the wound healing cascade. It is hypothesized that all patients will demonstrate improved quality of life from receiving wound care treatments by Physical Therapists due to individualized education and treatments which engage patients in their wound healing process and promote self-efficacy.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) | necrotic wound is irrigated with normal saline (0.9%) with an 8-12 pounds per square inch pressure (PSI) to provide a mechanical force to loosen necrotic tissue for wound healing |
| PROCEDURE | electrical stimulation (ES) | high volt pulsed current (HVPC) is most effective in wound healing while decreasing risk of adverse skin reactions or mild burns under the electrodes |
| PROCEDURE | electrical stimulation (ES) and pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) | necrotic wound is irrigated with normal saline (0.9%) with an 8-12 pounds per square inch pressure (PSI) to provide a mechanical force to loosen necrotic tissue for wound healing and high volt pulsed current (HVPC) is most effective in wound healing while decreasing risk of adverse skin reactions or mild burns under the electrodes |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2022-10-11
- Primary completion
- 2026-10-01
- Completion
- 2026-10-01
- First posted
- 2022-07-14
- Last updated
- 2026-04-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05458947. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.