Application of Indocyanine Green Angiography for Closed Operative Calcaneus Fractures

Stopped early · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Fractures, Comminuted, Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Necrosis

In brief

Researchers in the Orthopaedic surgery department at LSU Medical Center-Shreveport hope to learn if patterns of blood-flow around the incision site of patients undergoing surgery for heel-bone fractures can help predict whether complications will arise after a specific type of operation.The goals of this research study are to effectively answer as many of the following research questions as possible: 1. Can a drug normally used to evaluate adequate blood flow in plastic surgery and tissue transfer be used to identify altered patterns of blood flow at the operative site of Calcaneus fractures, when compared to the uninjured extremity? 2. Are changes in blood flow identifiable at the operative site post operatively? 3. Are there certain patterns of blood flow present preoperatively or postoperatively that can predict wound complication? 4. Can certain patterns of blood flow predict the location of slough or dehiscence after surgery? 5. Does the incision site and its proximity to specific patterns of blood flow possibly predict wound complication? The hypothesis is that the study drug will show a correlation between certain patterns of blood flow and whatever post-operative complications may arise.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01693484

Run by

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

People needed

13

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons 18-65 years of age with closed unilateral operative Calcaneus fractures that may be approached by an extended lateral incision

You may not qualify if…

• Patients declining participation
• Patients with vascular disease or injury requiring vascular repair
• Patients that have undergone prior ankle or hindfoot surgery
• Patients with additional hindfoot injury or injuries
• Patients with open calcaneal fracture
• Patients with head injury
• Patients with injury greater than 3 weeks old
• Patients who are pregnant or currently nursing
• Patients who are incapable of personally understanding the informed consent document due to mental incapacitation or inability to speak and understand English.

Where it is running

• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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