Non-Contact Low-Frequency Ultrasound Vs Standard LaLonde Protocol for Fingertip Injury Wound Healing

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of non-contact low frequency ultrasound in populations sustaining fingertip amputations. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does non-contact low frequency ultrasound significantly improve patient outcomes in patients sustaining acute fingertip amputations? Researchers will compare non-contact low frequency ultrasound to a standard Lalonde protocol to answer this questions. Participants will be randomized one of the two study arms and evaluated by wound care therapy. They will receive cohort appropriate therapy sessions 2-3 times per week with measurement of wound size once per week.

Conditions

Non-contact Low Frequency Ultrasound, Lalonde Protocol, Fingertip Amputation

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of non-contact low frequency ultrasound in populations sustaining fingertip amputations. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does non-contact low frequency ultrasound significantly improve patient outcomes in patients sustaining acute fingertip amputations? Researchers will compare non-contact low frequency ultrasound to a standard Lalonde protocol to answer this questions. Participants will be randomized one of the two study arms and evaluated by wound care therapy. They will receive cohort appropriate therapy sessions 2-3 times per week with measurement of wound size once per week.

Enhancing Healing with Non-Contact Low-Frequency Ultrasound in Fingertip Amputation Treatment: a Prospective Comparative Cohort Study

Non-Contact Low-Frequency Ultrasound Vs Standard LaLonde Protocol for Fingertip Injury Wound Healing

Condition
Non-contact Low Frequency Ultrasound
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bethlehem

St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015

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

  • * Individuals aged 18 years or older with an acute traumatic fingertip amputation without exposed bone or tendons (Allen 1, Tamai level 1; ICD-10 codes S68.5 and S68.6).
  • * Patients less than 18 years old,
  • * Injuries involving exposed bone
  • * Those with diagnosis of vascular disease
  • * Individuals with clinical suspicion or diagnosis of infection
  • * Unable to comply with prescribed therapy sessions
  • * Patients undergoing primary closure or surgical intervention
  • * Patients experiencing subsequent trauma following treatment initiation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania,

Study Record Dates

2026-02