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

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Conditions

Spinal Cord InjuriesPressure InjuriesWound CarePhysical TherapyPulsed wound irrigationElectrical stimulation

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Study Overview

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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).

Official Title

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

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-10-11
Study Completion:2025-07
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05458947

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Currently enrolled at inpatient rehabilitation at Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
  2. * Diagnosis of spinal cord injury and concomitant pressure injury to sacrum or ischium
  3. * Agreeable to wound care treatment by Physical Therapist (PT)
  4. * Able to perform informed consent
  5. * Over 18 years of age
  6. * Physician order for PT wound care evaluation and treatment
  7. * Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \>31 on initial evaluation
  1. * Pain which limits ability to tolerate wound care treatments
  2. * Unable to perform informed consent
  3. * Pregnancy
  4. * Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \<30 on initial evaluation

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Erin Weeks, PT, DPT,WS
CONTACT
704-355-4461
erin.weeks@atriumhealth.org

Principal Investigator

Erin Weeks, PT,DPT, CWS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Carolinas Rehabilitation

Study Locations (Sites)

Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-10-11
Study Completion Date2025-07

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-10-11
Study Completion Date2025-07

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Wound Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pulsed wound irrigation
  • Electrical stimulation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Pressure Injuries