Status:

RECRUITING

Real-Time Diagnosis of Life-Threatening Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI) Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) Kinetic Modeling

Lead Sponsor:

Eric R. Henderson

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Necrotizing Fascitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs, a.k.a. "necrotizing fasciitis" or "flesh-eating bacteria") are aggressive infections that can progress rapidly from mild symptoms to sepsis, multi-organ fail...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years.
  • Clinical suspicion of NSTI based on the local standard of care warranting:
  • Hospital admission for observation due to suspected NSTI; and/or
  • Soft tissue biopsy to rule in/out suspected NSTI; and/or
  • Surgical debridement for suspected NSTI; and/or
  • Specific institutional threshold criteria for triggering NSTI work-up; and
  • Ability to give written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • History of allergy to ICG and/or iodine.
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 26 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

420 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06877793

Start Date

September 26 2025

End Date

July 1 2030

Last Update

January 5 2026

Active Locations (8)

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

2

Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States, 94305

3

Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

4

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48104