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A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study Comparing Biopsy to Aspiration in Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Surgery (BASE Study)
Led by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust · Updated on 2025-07-28
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
232 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
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 periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This is to establish the utility of pre-operative joint aspiration in the treatment pathway for shoulder and elbow PJI.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study Comparing Biopsy to Aspiration in Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Surgery (BASE Study)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Willing and able to give informed consent
- Undergoing revision shoulder or elbow arthroplasty surgery
- Includes patients with previous anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder hemiarthroplasty, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, total elbow arthroplasty, distal humeral hemiarthroplasty, or radial head arthroplasty
You will not qualify if you...
- Refusal to give consent
- Antibiotic treatment not stopped at least 2 weeks before aspiration or biopsy
- Pregnancy
- Participation in other trials with similar interventions without prior agreement
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom, WN6 9EP
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Research Team
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Adam Watts
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Zaid Hamoodi
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
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Number of Arms
0
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