Vancomycin Powder for Open Fractures
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and potential efficacy of applying vancomycin powder locally to open fractures in the emergency department prior to definitive surgical intervention.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people who come to the emergency department with an open bone fracture. It does not specify detailed inclusion or exclusion criteria, but participants must have a broken bone where the skin is also broken.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Vancomycin Powder
Trial Overview
The study compares standard care for open fractures with and without adding vancomycin powder directly to the wound in the emergency room before surgery, to see if this extra step helps prevent infection.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Patients receive 1 gram topical vancomycin powder applied to the open fracture wound in the Emergency Department in addition to standard open fracture management.
Patients receive standard open fracture management without Emergency Department (ED) vancomycin powder.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Atlantic Health System
Lead Sponsor
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