Shower sooner? new study tests best time to bathe after bone surgery
NCT ID NCT06014411
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether it's safe and satisfying to shower early after orthopedic fracture surgery, compared to waiting longer. About 56 adults with arm or leg fractures will be randomly assigned to bathe early or follow the traditional delayed approach. The goal is to see which group is more satisfied and whether infection rates differ.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 56 people
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- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age * Patient who are not pregnant * Isolated acute fractures of the upper or lower extremities (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, or fibula) * Diagnosis of a fracture meeting indication for operative intervention * Any fracture not requiring a splint for post-operative management * Non-complicated wounds (non-traumatic wounds, closed injuries, fractures not requiring external fixation, and acute fracture surgery) Exclusion Criteria: * Fractures associated with presumed infection * Patients with multiple fractures * Fractures in patients with underlying associated immune compromise * Fractures in patients with underlying peripheral vascular disease * Use of VAC * Surgery performed through previous surgical wound * Patient homeless * Fractures in patients with underlying diabetes mellitus * Complicated wounds (traumatic wounds, need for post-op wound care, open injuries, need for external fixation)
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Locations
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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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