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Oral Antibiotics After 2-Stage Revision for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Registration Number
NCT01760863
Lead Sponsor
Rush University Medical Center
Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to compare the re-infection rates in patients undergoing 2-stage revision arthroplasty who receive additional oral antibiotic therapy to those patients who received in-hospital perioperative antibiotic only. Patients will be monitored for re-infection following hospital discharge, defined as deep infection of the joint space/capsule that requires return to the operating room within 24-months of the re-implantation procedure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
185
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Infection Rate24 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Central DuPage Hospital

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Winfield, Illinois, United States

Rothman Institute

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Vanderbilt

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Rush University Medical Center
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธChicago, Illinois, United States

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