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Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Description

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).

Conditions

Spinal Cord InjuriesPressure Injuries
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Spinal Cord InjuriesPressure Injuries

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Study Details

Study overview

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).

A Prospective Analysis of Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Condition
Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Charlotte

Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Currently enrolled at inpatient rehabilitation at Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
  • * Diagnosis of spinal cord injury and concomitant pressure injury to sacrum or ischium
  • * Agreeable to wound care treatment by Physical Therapist (PT)
  • * Able to perform informed consent
  • * Over 18 years of age
  • * Physician order for PT wound care evaluation and treatment
  • * Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \>31 on initial evaluation
  • * Pain which limits ability to tolerate wound care treatments
  • * Unable to perform informed consent
  • * Pregnancy
  • * Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \<30 on initial evaluation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Erin Weeks, PT,DPT, CWS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Carolinas Rehabilitation

Study Record Dates

2025-07