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Using surgical diathermy to make skin incision for Bacterial Infection (Electrocautery Trial)

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Research Sponsored by University of Missouri-Columbia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Adult male patients (>18 years old) who undergo primary shoulder arthroplasty (either anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty)
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks following surgery
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Electrocautery Trial Summary

This trial examines if using electrocautery to make skin incisions during shoulder arthroplasty will result in decreased C acnes contamination.

Eligible Conditions
  • Bacterial Infection

Electrocautery Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Electrocautery Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks following surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks following surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Proportions of positive C acnes cultures

Electrocautery Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Electrocautery incision groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This group of patients will receive skin incision made with use of electrocautery.
Group II: Scalpel incision groupActive Control1 Intervention
This group of patients will receive skin incision made with use of a scalpel blade.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Using surgical diathermy to make skin incision
2021
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Missouri-ColumbiaLead Sponsor
362 Previous Clinical Trials
628,050 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
versusJournal
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cutting Diathermy<i>versus</i>scalpel for Skin Incision
Ly, J, A Mittal, and J Windsor. 2012. “Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cutting Diathermyversusscalpel for Skin Incision”. British Journal of Surgery. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1002/bjs.8708.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryJournal
Periprosthetic Shoulder Infection in the United States: Incidence and Economic Burden
Padegimas, Eric M., Mitchell Maltenfort, Matthew L. Ramsey, Gerald R. Williams, Javad Parvizi, and Surena Namdari. 2015. “Periprosthetic Shoulder Infection in the United States: Incidence and Economic Burden”. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2014.11.044.
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and GynecologyJournal
Abdominal Wound Problems After Hysterectomy with Electrocautery Vs. Scalpel Subcutaneous Incision
Hemsell, David L., Patricia G. Hemsell, Brenda Nobles, Edward R. Johnson, Bertis B. Little, and Molly Heard. 1993. “Abdominal Wound Problems After Hysterectomy with Electrocautery Vs. Scalpel Subcutaneous Incision”. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hindawi Limited. doi:10.1155/s1064744993000079.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryJournal
Clinical Meaning of Unexpected Positive Cultures (UPC) in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty
Foruria, Antonio M., Tyler J. Fox, John W. Sperling, and Robert H. Cofield. 2013. “Clinical Meaning of Unexpected Positive Cultures (UPC) in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty”. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2012.07.017.
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