Actively Recruiting
Swiss Revision Cohort
Led by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Updated on 2026-03-16
329
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
379 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study follows patients with infections after a joint replacement over time. During follow-up, treatment outcomes are carefully measured to determine whether the infection can be cured. In addition, factors that may change infection cure rates are examined, including the patient's overall health, the type of bacteria causing the infection, and the surgical and antibiotic treatments used. The goal is to understand what leads to more frequent cure and to improve future care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Swiss Revision Cohort
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Revision surgery of a large prosthetic joint (hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, or elbow) performed for a suspected or confirmed periprosthetic joint infection at a participating study center
- Patients previously treated at another hospital and referred to a study center are eligible if complete data from the previous institution are available and the patient had at least one surgery at a participating center
- Written informed consent obtained
- Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection likely or confirmed according to European Bone and Joint Infection Society criteria
You will not qualify if you...
- Documented objection to the use of personal health data
- Patient follow-up occurs outside Switzerland
- Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection considered unlikely according to European Bone and Joint Infection Society criteria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention, Cantonal Hospital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
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2
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital
Bern, Switzerland
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3
Department of Medicine, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal
Fribourg, Switzerland
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4
Orthopedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals
Geneva, Switzerland
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5
Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital
Lausanne, Switzerland
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Nora Renz
CONTACT
C
Christine Thurnheer
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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