Can your immune cells predict a surgical infection?
NCT ID NCT04773457
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at how certain white blood cells (neutrophils) behave in patients having spine or abdominal surgery. The goal is to see if differences in these cells can help explain why some patients get infections after surgery. Researchers will compare the immune cell profiles of 220 patients who do and do not develop surgical site infections.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify patients at higher risk for surgical site infections, leading to better prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly change patient care, and results may not apply to all surgical patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pediatric patients presenting for elective surgical procedures (open gastrointestinal surgery or spine fusion surgery) at Boston Children's Hospital.
- Ages
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12 months to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * scheduled for an elective open gastrointestinal surgical procedure or spine fusion surgery Exclusion Criteria: * On chronic immunosuppressive drugs such as chronic corticosteroid use * preexisting immunodeficiency diseases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hopsital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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