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Clinical Trials/NCT07549542
NCT07549542
Enrolling By Invitation
Phase 4

Efficacy and Safety of Intraosseous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Hip Replacement: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey1 site in 1 country25 target enrollmentStarted: October 20, 2025Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Enrolling By Invitation
Enrollment
25
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Cefazolin Concentration

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intraosseous antibiotic (cefazolin) administration can improve antibiotic levels in adults undergoing primary total hip replacement. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does intraosseous cefazolin increase antibiotic concentrations in blood and tissue compared with standard intravenous cefazolin alone? Researchers will compare patients receiving intraosseous cefazolin plus standard intravenous cefazolin to those receiving placebo injection plus standard intravenous cefazolin to see if local antibiotic delivery improves outcomes.

Participants will:

  • Receive standard intravenous cefazolin before surgery and either intraosseous cefazolin or placebo
  • Provide blood samples before and after antibiotic administration
  • Have small tissue samples collected during surgery
  • Complete routine postoperative follow-up and outcome assessment for 90 days

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • The subject population will include all patients over the age of 18 scheduled to undergo primary total hip replacement receiving antibiotic prophylaxis for prosthetic joint infection with the institution standards i.v. bolus dose of cefazolin just prior to surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with reduced renal function (GFR \< 30), reduced liver function (AST/ALT \>3x upper limit of normal) and weight greater than 120kg will be excluded since these variables may impact cephalosporin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and confound our results. We will also exclude patients undergoing bilateral total hip arthroplasty. We will also exclude patients with documented cefazolin anaphylaxis, active documented joint infection, history of diabetes, inflammatory arthropathies, patients unable to understand written and/or spoken English and those undergoing revision total hip replacement.

Arms & Interventions

Intraosseous Ancef

Experimental

50cc mixture of sterile injectable normal saline and one gram of ancef will be administered intra-osseously into the patient's operative side greater trochanter prior to incision

Intervention: CeFAZolin 1000 MG (Drug)

Intraosseous Ancef

Experimental

50cc mixture of sterile injectable normal saline and one gram of ancef will be administered intra-osseously into the patient's operative side greater trochanter prior to incision

Intervention: Saline (0.9%, sterile, for infusion) (Drug)

Intraosseous Saline

Placebo Comparator

50cc sterile injectable normal saline will be administered intra-osseously into the patient's operative side greater trochanter prior to incision

Intervention: Saline (0.9%, sterile, for infusion) (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cefazolin Concentration

Time Frame: From administration of intra-osseous ancef to 4 hours post-operatively

Cefazolin concentration in local tissues and serum

Secondary Outcomes

  • Post-operative complications(time of surgery to 90 days from surgery)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Andrezj Brzezinski, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Sites (1)

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