Status:

RECRUITING

A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study Comparing Biopsy to Aspiration in Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Surgery (BASE Study)

Lead Sponsor:

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous aspiration against open biopsy, using microbiological and histological methods, for the detection of shoulder and elbow peri...

Detailed Description

A PJI is a severe complication of arthroplasty surgery and one of the leading causes of revising joint replacements. It accounts for 19% of shoulder arthroplasty and 28% of elbow arthroplasty revision...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged: 18 years or older.
  • A participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
  • Patient undergoing revision shoulder or elbow arthroplasty surgery.
  • Previous anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), shoulder hemiarthroplasty (HA), reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA), total elbow arthroplasty (TEA), distal humeral hemiarthroplasty (DHH) and radial head arthroplasty (RHA).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal of consent.
  • Antibiotic treatment was not stopped 2 weeks before aspiration or biopsy.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Part of any other trial with similar interventions unless previously agreed on with investigators.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 20 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

244 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06268795

Start Date

March 20 2024

End Date

September 1 2028

Last Update

July 28 2025

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Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom, WN6 9EP