The influence of venous impulse foot pumps on pin tract infections: A prospective randomised controlled trial

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Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr B Venkateswaran
Scientific

Orthopaedics
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1274 734744 bleep 446
Email	abc@email.com

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	A prospective randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	The influence of venous impulse foot pumps on pin tract infections: A prospective randomised controlled trial
Study objectives	Does the use of foot pumps reduce: 1. The incidence of pin tract sepsis? 2. The morbidity of established infection?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Infections and Infestations: Pin tract infections
Intervention	A prospective randomised controlled trial/case note review. Randomise patients with external fixators to two groups - 1. with and 2. without foot pump. A minimum period of 72 h of foot pump usage is aimed at to see any changes. As well as this, both groups will have the normal routine of treatment and prevention of infection at the pin sites. This is already in place. They are followed up till their usual first clinic visit to observe effect on the pin site.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Establishment of status of pin site as infected or not infected on clinical examination both at discharge and first clinic visit.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	27/05/2003

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	All adult patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards with an external fixator to the lower limb. Patients would have to have had a fresh procedure and should have had the external fixator applied during the current admission.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	27/05/2002
Date of final enrolment	27/05/2003

Orthopaedics

Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

30/03/2020: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.