The Use of a Novel Microbicidal Liquid Polymer for the Reduction of Pin Track Infection
Infection, Post-operative Care
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Infection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Deformity correction, traumatic provisional fixation
- All pin sites are stable
- 18 years of age or greater
- No known contraindication to receive product
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 18 years
- Known allergy to Methylene Chloride
- Known sensitivity to organic polymers
- Non-clean, dry wound at pin
- Vulnerable research participants (Institutionalized, students, employees, prisoners, or those with decisional incapacity, etc.)
Sites / Locations
- Julie Morris
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Novel Microbicidal Liquid Polymer
Control group: no Novel Microbicidal Liquid Polymer
All pins and wire sites will be cleaned daily while hospitalized. Basic pin care will be performed once daily by hospital nursing staff prior to discharge. Following discharge from the hospital, the pin care protocol will be continued by research participant's caregiver.Research participants will be instructed to notify the Principal Investigator if they observe any signs or symptoms of infection. These include redness around pin site, discharge,tenderness in the soft tissue, loosening of the pin, nausea, vomiting, fever or chills. Step 1: Brush the pin sites with saline using an ordinary soft toothbrush or gauze with sterile gloves Step 2: If following Step 1, debris remains, use forceps (tweezers) to gently remove debris. Step 3: Apply product with Q-tip on clean dry wound around (extending approximately one inch around pin site) and on the pin. The Polymer will be applied daily while in the hospital and then at a minimum of at least three times a week until pin removal.
The usual care of pin track sites will be followed as outlined belowAll pins and wire sites will be cleaned daily while hospitalized. Basic pin care will be performed once daily by hospital nursing staff prior to discharge. Following discharge from the hospital, the pin care protocol will be continued by research participant's caregiver. Research participants will be instructed to notify the Principal Investigator if they observe any signs or symptoms of infection. These include redness around pin site, discharge, tenderness in the soft tissue, loosening of the pin, nausea, vomiting, fever or chills. Research participants will be instructed that the approach to pin care should occur in a step-wise fashion. Step 1: Brush the pin sites with saline using an ordinary soft toothbrush or gauze with sterile gloves Step 2: If following Step 1, debris remains, use forceps (tweezers) to gently remove debris.