Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of the Infections on Osteo-articular Prostheses by 6 Versus 12 Weeks of Antibiotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Tours

Conditions:

Prosthesis-related Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study is a prospective, open randomized, non-inferiority trial with two parallel groups, comparing 6 weeks versus 12 weeks of antibiotic treatment following surgery procedure (debridement and rete...

Detailed Description

Although the infection risk following primary hip and knee arthroplasties is less than 2%, prosthetic joint infections (PJI) have become more frequent due to the increasing number of patients undergoi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men or women over 18, presenting at least one of the following clinical signs: pain, fever, dent or flow of scar
  • Bacterial infection on osteo-articular prosthesis (hip or knee)
  • Documented basterial infection
  • Surgical care optimized with prothesis change or articular washing
  • Infection requiring an antibiotic treatment by parenteral way Intravenous injection or per bone
  • Treatment effective antibiotic begun in the most previously 21 days
  • Signed consent

Exclusion

  • Patient with no proof of osteo-articular infection
  • No surgical care
  • Patient having more than one prothesis change because of sepsis
  • Infection due to mycobactery, fungic infection or brucellienne infection
  • Patient with life expectancy supposed lower than 2 years
  • Guardianship patient
  • Patient included in another study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 21 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

410 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01816009

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

January 21 2017

Last Update

December 26 2025

Active Locations (37)

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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, CHU d'AMIENS

Amiens, France

2

Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU d'ANGERS

Angers, France

3

Département de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, hôpital privé d'Antony

Antony, France, 92160

4

Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de BESANCON

Besançon, France