New nail aims to stop ankle infections in their tracks
NCT ID NCT06428448
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new medical device called the REMEDY SPECTRUM GV IM Spacer Nail for treating ankle-related infections. About 60 adults with ankle infections will receive the nail and be followed for 6 months. The goal is to see if the nail safely clears the infection and helps the wound heal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Be ≥ 21 years of age 2. Have an ankle-related infection 3. Is skeletally mature, as evidenced by closed epiphyses. 4. Be able to give voluntary, written informed consent to participate and have signed an Informed Consent Form specific to this study 5. Be willing and able to comply with all study procedures including all pre-operative, post-operative requirements 6. If female and of child-bearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test prior to the surgical procedure and no intention of becoming pregnant until study completion. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Infections that do not involve the ankle 2. Have a known immunodeficiency; including subjects who are receiving or have received immunosuppressants, immunostimulating agents or radiation therapy within 6 months prior to surgery 3. Affected limb is dysvascular 4. Where adequate soft-tissue coverage cannot be achieved 5. Have any mental or psychological disorder that would impair their ability to complete the study questionnaires 6. Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed any time during the course of the study 7. Are currently a prisoner 8. Have any medical condition or other circumstances, in the judgment of the Investigator, that might interfere with the ability to return for follow-up visits, including any systemic illness, neuromuscular, neurosensory, or musculoskeletal deficiency that would render the subject unable to perform appropriate post-operative activities. 9. History of vancomycin or gentamicin allergy 10. Are implanted with other antibiotic eluting products.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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OrthoCarolina Research Institute
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States
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University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Clinical Research Institute
RECRUITINGLansing, Michigan, 48190, United States
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