An interventional study of Closure technique in Spinal Injuries, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-17.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The Researchers are trying to determine if there is a difference in blood flow around a wound site when comparing three different types of wound closure techniques.
57 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinal Injuries; 15 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 50 is close to the median of 52 across 31 interventional studies indexed under Spinal Injuries.
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Procedure: Closure technique
Procedure: Closure technique
Procedure: Closure technique
Randomized assignment to one of three known, effective closure techniques
Lowest perfusion - 10 Adjacent
Lowest perfusion score per 10 measurements taken along the wound closure as a percentage of perfusion at a standard location (5cm above incision).
Time frame: Baseline
Lowest perfusion - 10 Alongside
Lowest perfusion score per 10 measurements taken along the wound closure
Time frame: At time of procedure
Average perfusion - 10 Alongside
Average perfusion score per 10 measurements taken along the wound closure
Time frame: At time of procedure
Average perfusion - 10 Adjacent
Average perfusion score per 10 measurements taken along the wound closure as a percentage of perfusion at a standard location (5cm above incision).
Time frame: At time of procedure
Lowest perfusion - 20 Adjacent
Lowest perfusion score per 20 measurements taken 1cm on either side of the wound closure as a percentage of perfusion at a standard location (5cm above incision)
Time frame: At time of procedure
Lowest perfusion - 20 Sides
Lowest perfusion score per 20 measurements taken 1cm on either side of the wound closure.
Time frame: At time of procedure
Average perfusion - 20 Sides
Average perfusion score per 20 measurements taken 1cm on either side of the wound closure.
Time frame: At time of procedure
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Apr 2019 to primary completion in Jul 2025, 75 months.
Of 23 interventional studies with no phase under Spinal Injuries, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 75. This study's 75 months is above that.
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