Bioimpedance for Ortho Trauma

Launched by DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER · Feb 27, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Bioimpedance for Ortho Trauma," is looking at how an imaging device called the EIT (electrical impedance tomography) can help doctors assess patients with serious injuries to their arms or legs. The study will take place in various settings, including the Emergency Department and the Operating Room, and aims to improve how doctors diagnose and treat high-energy fractures, which are breaks that happen due to strong forces, like car accidents.

To participate in this trial, you need to be at least 18 years old and have a severe closed fracture in your arm or leg. Unfortunately, if you have certain types of fractures, like in the foot, or if you have an implanted electronic device (like a pacemaker), you won't be eligible. The trial is not actively recruiting participants yet, but once it begins, those who qualify can expect to have imaging done using the EIT device, which will help gather important information about their injuries. This could lead to better treatment options for patients with similar injuries in the future.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 years or older
• • High energy closed extremity fracture
• • Provision of informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Metatarsal fractures
• • Injury to both lower extremities precluding contralateral imaging
• • Presence of an implanted electronic device (e.g. pacemaker, vagal stimulator, deep brain stimulator) or electrodes or electrical wires.
• • Currently pregnant, potentially pregnant, or lactating women