Oral Antibiotics After 2-Stage Revision for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty
- 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
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infection Rate 24 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Rush University Medical Center
๐บ๐ธChicago, Illinois, United States
Central DuPage Hospital
๐บ๐ธWinfield, Illinois, United States
Rothman Institute
๐บ๐ธPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Vanderbilt
๐บ๐ธNashville, Tennessee, United States
Rush University Medical Center๐บ๐ธChicago, Illinois, United States
