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Early Versus Delayed Bathing of Orthopaedic Surgical Wounds

NCT06014411 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2026-03-30

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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 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

  • Surgical Wound
  • Post Operative Wound Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Time to bathing (delayed)

Delayed bathing-- patients will be told to begin showering after wound exam and suture removal (10-20 day postoperative).

OTHER

Time to bathing (early)

Early bathing--Patients will be told to remove dressings and begin showering with body soap on postoperative day 3.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William M Ricci, MD · Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-29
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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