Status:
SUSPENDED
Surgical Field Bacterial Contamination in Primary Total Hip (THA) and Knee (TKA) Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Aarhus University Hospital
University of Aarhus
Conditions:
Prosthetic Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
In Denmark, approximately 13,000 operations are carried out every year. Prosthetic infection is a very serious condition and despite extensive prophylactic measures, prosthetic infections appear in 1-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who have been through an alloplastic operation in hip og knee.
Exclusion
- Patients with cancer or a bilateral disease
- Former patients who have been through an operation with implants in hip or knee.
- Patients who might be infected in the joint due to operation in hip or knee.
- Lack of informed consent or inability to read/understand Danish
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01493375
Start Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
May 28 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Northern Orthopaedic Division, Clinic Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn, Northern Jutland, Denmark