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Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

A Prospective Analysis of Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Currently enrolled at inpatient rehabilitation at Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
* Diagnosis of spinal cord injury and concomitant pressure injury to sacrum or ischium
* Agreeable to wound care treatment by Physical Therapist (PT)
* Able to perform informed consent
* Over 18 years of age
* Physician order for PT wound care evaluation and treatment
* Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \>31 on initial evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pain which limits ability to tolerate wound care treatments
* Unable to perform informed consent
* Pregnancy
* Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) \<30 on initial evaluation

About the study

To examine the effects of Physical Therapist (PT) wound care modalities (pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) + electrical stimulation (ES), PWI only, and ES only) on wound healing in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

What is being tested

• pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) (procedure)
• electrical stimulation (ES) (procedure)
• electrical stimulation (ES) and pulsed wound irrigation (PWI) (procedure)

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 40 · Started: Oct 11, 2022

Contact the study team

• Erin Weeks, PT, DPT,WS · Phone: 704-355-4461

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05458947

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Pressure Sores

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.