Simple shield may keep shoulder surgery safer
NCT ID NCT06513182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a wound protector during shoulder replacement surgery lowers the chance of bacterial contamination. One hundred patients were randomly assigned to receive surgery with or without the device. The goal was to see if the protector reduces deep wound bacteria and tissue damage, which could help prevent serious infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 to 90 years
- 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 undergoing primary anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty by one of three surgeons will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * revision arthroplasty, * history of ipsilateral shoulder infection, * patients unable or unwilling to consent, * prisoners, * pregnant individuals, * mentally disabled patients, * employees of the University of Utah, * allergy to polyurethane polyester.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah Orthopedics
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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