Glowing dye could predict bone infections after fractures

NCT ID NCT04403204

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a new way to measure blood flow in broken bones using a safe dye and a special camera. Researchers followed 104 fracture patients to see if poor blood flow leads to infections or other complications. The goal was to learn how to better predict and treat bone infections after injury.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Accidental Injuries bone fracture Infections injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

TRAUMA INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California, 92614, United States
University of Maryland, Baltimore R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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