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Post Market Study of Cerament V/G in Pedal Osteomyelitis

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Osteomyelitis - Foot
Interventions
Device: cerament V or G
Registration Number
NCT06628115
Lead Sponsor
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to look at the outcomes of patients who have had bone infection of their feet treated with a licensed antibiotic paste. The main question it aims to answer is:

• How does the bone infection heal in response to the antibiotic paste?

Participants will:

* Undergo standard surgery to remove dead bone and drain any pus.

* Antibiotic paste is injected directly into the middle of the bone at surgery. This is instead of receiving antibiotics directly into their bloodstream for 6 weeks.

* Recieve one week of tablet antibiotics.

* Visit clinic 1 month after surgery for a normal clinical appointment. After, a research team member will ask the participant a few questions. The participant will also have a foot x-ray, wound photograph and fill out a short questionnaire.

* Visit clinic 6 months and 12 months following the surgery. A research team member will ask the participant a few questions. The participant will also have a foot x-ray, wound photograph and fill out a short questionnaire.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years +
  • Informed consent
  • Operated on for foot sepsis with limb salvage intent.
  • Positive bone biopsy from forefoot or midfoot or positive pus culture from exposed bone
  • Adequate vascularity (1+ palpable pedal pulse, biphasic or triphasic ankle waveforms, or successful revascularisation procedure same admission)
  • Compliant with offloading footwear and diabetic medication
Exclusion Criteria
  • Allergy or contraindication to gentamicin/vancomycin
  • Life expectancy &amp <1 year
  • Unable to make follow up appointments at study centre.
  • Patients with necrotizing infections
  • Gentamicin or vancomycin resistant organism
  • Untreated peripheral arterial disease in angiosome of wound.
  • Buerger's disease
  • Vasculitides
  • Systemic immunosuppressive therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Untreated thyrotoxicosis
  • Mysathenia gravis
  • Calcium metabolism disorder
  • Patients taking metformin with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 30ml/min/1.72m2

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ceramentcerament V or GCerament V/G implantation to forefoot or mid foot.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Freedom from clinical or radiological osteomyelitis in the same or adjacent bone (recorded as yes or no)12 months post-implantion

Clinical osteomyelitis:

positive bone biopsy in the setting of bone necrosis or purulent fluid containing pathogenic organisms emanating from exposed bone end.

Radiological osteomyelitis:

osteolysis or periosteal reaction on radiograph in affected or adjacent bone(s).

This is checked at each follow up visit, at 1, 6 and 12 months post-implantation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Surgical site infection requiring further course of antibiotics (recorded as yes or no)12 months post-implantion

If there is infection at the surgical site, requiring a further course of antibiotics, this will be recorded.

Major or minor amputation of study limb (recorded as yes or no with amputation details)12 months post-implantion

If major or minor amputation of study limb occurs, this will be recorded.

Serious adverse events related to Cerament V/G (number and type of event are recorded)12 months post implantation

A serious adverse event (SAE) refers to any expected or unexpected adverse event, related to ceramist, that results in any of the following outcomes: death, a life-threatening adverse event, requires inpatient hospitalisation (not required as part of the treatment) or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, a persistent or significant disability or incapacity, or cancer, or a congenital anomaly or birth defect.

Total treatment costs for osteomyelitis (total cost is calculated in GB pounds)12 months post-implantation

Treatment costs will be collected through the use of a Client Service Research Inventory focussed on surgical, community and further treatment costs over a 12 month follow up. These will be recorded by the patient as they occur and checked at each visit and cross reference with hospital medical records.

Wound healing (recorded as yes or no)12 months post-implantation

Wound is considered healed at 100% epithelialisation. This is checked at each follow up visit, at 1, 6 and 12 months post-implantation.

Wound area (measured in cm^2)12 months post-implantation

Wound area is measured at each follow up visit, at 1,6 and 12 months post-implantation, using an app called Imito measure.

Quality of life (measured using the EQ-5D questionnaire)12 months post-implantation

Quality of life is measured using the EQ-5D questionnaire. It is conducted at each follow up visit, at 1, 6 and 12 months post-implantation.

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