Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences
About this trial
To examine the effects of Physical Therapist (PT) wound care modalities (pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) + electrical stimulation (ES), PWI only, and ES only) on wound healing in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Currently enrolled at inpatient rehabilitation at Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
Diagnosis of spinal cord injury and concomitant pressure injury to sacrum or ischium
Agreeable to wound care treatment by Physical Therapist (PT)
Able to perform informed consent
Disqualifiers
Pain which limits ability to tolerate wound care treatments
Unable to perform informed consent
Pregnancy
Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) <30 on initial evaluation
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- pulsed wound irrigation (PWI)
- electrical stimulation (ES)
- electrical stimulation (ES) and pulsed wound irrigation (PWI)
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov