PRO-DIAG: Improved Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infections

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Prosthesis-Related Infections

• Registration Number: NCT03444571
• Lead Sponsor: Aalborg University

Brief Summary

Implantation of joint prostheses is currently the second largest diagnosis-related group in the Danish health service, and in view of the demographic development and spread of lifestyle diseases, this type of intervention is expected to continue to increase.

Unfortunately, 5% of patients experience significant discomforts and complications. The second most frequent and serious complication is infection. While the established laboratory analyses (culture of tissue biopsies) are good at diagnosing acute infections, they are not satisfactory to diagnose a large group of patients especially with chronic infections. This can lead to prolonged diagnosing time and even to wrong diagnosis.

Several studies have shown that analyses of prosthetic parts and the use of molecular biological methods for detecting infecting microorganisms can significantly improve diagnostics accuracy.

The purpose of this project is primarily to demonstrate that analyses of bacterial specific DNA (16S rRNA genes) can confirm or rule out infection as fast (or faster) as cultivation methods. Rapid clarification can promote targeted treatment and in order to demonstrate this, the trial is conducted as a randomized study. .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Study Start: 2018-02-16
• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-02-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-23
• Primary Completion: 2019-05
• Study Completion: 2019-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• revision of hip platelets (THA) or knee replacement (TKA) on indication of likely infection

Exclusion Criteria

• surgery within the last 4 months. The same applies to patients with short history of illness, pronounced acute symptoms and systemic response (reducing the likelihood of biofilm infection).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved diagnostic accuracy	6 months post surgery	DNA based method can detect patients with hidden chronic infections more often than culture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Orthopedic surgery; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Northern Jutland, Denmark