Bioimpedance for Ortho Trauma
ConditionTrauma Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Patients with high-energy extremity trauma will undergo imaging with an EIT device in the Emergency Department, Operating Room, Orthopaedic Clinic, and In-patient hospital rooms. The EIT device is an electrical impedance tomography system.
Age 18 years or older
High energy closed extremity fracture
Provision of informed consent
Metatarsal fractures
Injury to both lower extremities precluding contralateral imaging
Presence of an implanted electronic device (e.g. pacemaker, vagal stimulator, deep brain stimulator) or electrodes or electrical wires.
Currently pregnant, potentially pregnant, or lactating women
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lead sponsor
Dartmouth College
Collaborator