Air Barrier System for the Prevention of Prosthesis-related Infections

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prosthesis-Related Infections

In brief

This is a prospective, randomized, blinded clinical trial to determine if the Air Barrier System device reduces the incidence of surgical site infection after total hip replacement, acetabular repair, posterior spinal fusion, and prosthetic vascular graft procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02376153

Run by

Nimbic Systems, LLC

People needed

816

Starts

2015-04-24

Expected to finish

2019-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Total hip arthroplasty;
• Acetabular repair with instrumentation;
• Posterior lumbar, cervical, or thoracic (up to and including 6 vertebral levels) spine fusion with instrumentation and vascular prosthetic graft implantation.

You may not qualify if…

• History of prior prosthesis infection;
• Active infection;
• Open traumatic wounds as is the case after some acetabular fractures.

Where it is running

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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