OCT in Open Fracture and Infected Fracture

Description

This is a pilot prospective, observational study of patients with open or infected fracture evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of OCT, a light-based imaging modality that requires no drug or contrast agent.

Conditions

Trauma Injury, Trauma, Open Fracture, Fracture Infection

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This is a pilot prospective, observational study of patients with open or infected fracture evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of OCT, a light-based imaging modality that requires no drug or contrast agent.

Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging to Visualize Bacteria or Biofilm on Hardware, Bone and Soft Tissue in Open Fracture and Infected Fracture

OCT in Open Fracture and Infected Fracture

Condition
Trauma Injury
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Lebanon

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766

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

  • * Age 18 years or older
  • * Open fracture
  • * Fracture Related Infection
  • * Metatarsal fractures

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,

Ida L Gitajn, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-06