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CLEANING THE WOUND IN AN EXPOSED LEG FRACTURE - PULSATILE LAVAGE OR CONTINOUS LAVAGE. WHICH IS BENEFICIAL FOR WOUND DEBRIDEMENT IN COMPOUND LEG FRACTURES ? BENEFICIAL OR NOT?

PULSATILE LAVAGE FOR WOUND DEBRIDEMENT IN COMPOUND LEG FRACTURES ? BENEFICIAL OR NOT?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2011/07/001882
Enrollment
80
Registered
2011-07-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Compound Fracture of both bones Leg

Interventions

Intervention1: Pulsatile Lavage: The intended study to do a randomized control trial to evaluate the efficacy of pulsatile lavage irrigation in reducing wound infection in patients with Type II and I

Sponsors

Dr Bijo Paul
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study includes patients in an age group of 25 to 40 who presented to our casualty sustaining open Tibia fractures within 6 hours of injury with Type II and III Compound fractures of Tibia (Gustilo and Anderson)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: That are not included in inclusion criteria age less than 25 and more than 40 are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
colony count of the infection causing bacteria pre and post lavage.Timepoint: 3 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Occurance of Osteomyelitis Bone non unionTimepoint: 6 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bijo Paul

Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum

ts.gopakumar@gmail.com04712528242

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026