Comparing low-cost suction dressings to standard dressings for severe open tibia fractures
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study compares a low-cost negative pressure wound therapy (a special dressing that uses suction to help healing) with standard dressings for people with a severe open tibia fracture. The goal is to see if the cheap suction dressing can help wounds heal as well or better than regular bandages, especially in low-resource settings.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have an open tibia (shinbone) fracture that is a Gustilo type 3B injury.
- You arrive at the orthopedic or trauma department within 72 hours (3 days) of the injury.
- Your fracture has not been treated with surgery before.
- You do not have diabetes, blood vessel disease, or a vascular injury that needed repair.
- You are not taking long-term steroids, do not have a bleeding disorder, cancer, or a weakened immune system, and are not pregnant.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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