The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the best treatment for open lower leg fractures to prevent infection. The main questions it aims to answer is if treating tibia fracture patients with a calcium sulfate antibiotic depot is better at preventing infection that the standard of care.
Open tíbia Fracture, Osteomyelitis Tibia, Tibial Fractures
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the best treatment for open lower leg fractures to prevent infection. The main questions it aims to answer is if treating tibia fracture patients with a calcium sulfate antibiotic depot is better at preventing infection that the standard of care.
Intramedullary Calcium Sulfate Antibiotic Depot
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Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center, Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40508
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord, North Carolina, United States, 28025
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
Valley Health, Winchester, Virginia, United States, 22601
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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18 Years to
ALL
No
Wake Forest University Health Sciences,
Rachel B Seymour, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Jessica Rivera, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
2028-01