Do Wound Protectors Reduce Contamination in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty?

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Conditions studied: Cutibacterium Acnes

In brief

Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication of shoulder arthroplasty. A relatively novel method of preventing PJI has been with the use of a wound protection device. There is minimal investigative research on the use of a wound protector in shoulder arthroplasty, specifically with an ability to decrease wound contamination. The investigators primary purpose of the proposed study is to determine if the use of a wound protector deceases the deep wound colonization of bacteria in primary shoulder arthroplasty. A secondary purpose is to evaluate if the wound protector decreases soft tissue trauma during total shoulder arthroplasty.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06513182

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

100

Starts

2024-06-21

Expected to finish

2026-03-12

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing primary anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty by one of three surgeons will be eligible.

You may not qualify if…

• revision arthroplasty,
• history of ipsilateral shoulder infection,
• patients unable or unwilling to consent,
• prisoners,
• pregnant individuals,
• mentally disabled patients,
• employees of the University of Utah,
• allergy to polyurethane polyester.

Where it is running

• University of Utah Orthopedics — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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