Causative Diagnosis on Prosthetic Joint Infections: Establishment of a Comprehensive Diagnostic Strategy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01957228 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified August 2015 by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: October 8, 2013
Last Update Posted
: September 1, 2015
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On joint orthopaedic hardware infections are one of the most frequently encountered complications in orthopaedic surgery. However 6% of the cultures remain sterile, etiological diagnosis cannot be established despite obvious signs of infection. As part of this research project, we have developed a new strategy diagnosis including directly the use of PCR to reduce the number of negative results. This should have a major therapeutic impact in terms of timeliness and specificity of antibiotic.
Primary:
Evaluate the effectiveness of the new diagnostic strategy on etiological identification of prosthesis infections.
Hypothesis:
Minimum 6 percent increase in the number of patients with an etiological diagnosis of infection on prosthesis.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Prosthetic Joint Infections | Procedure: bone biopsies | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 480 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Causative Diagnosis on Prosthetic Joint Infections: Establishment of a Comprehensive Diagnostic Strategy |
Study Start Date : | October 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: bone biopsies | Procedure: bone biopsies |
- Bone biopsies multisite [ Time Frame: 4 years ]Increase of at least 6% of patients with an etiologic diagnosis of prosthesis infection established.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is more than 18 years old.
- Patient with a prescription of a microbiologic diagnostic of Prosthetic joint infection
- Patient who do not declined to have his medical records reviewed for research
- Patient with health insurance
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient minor (<18 years).
- Pregnant or lactating woman.
- Major under guardianship Patient.
- Patient deprived of liberty or under court order

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01957228
Contact: andreas stein | andreas.stein@ap-hm.fr |
France | |
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille | Recruiting |
Marseille, France, 13354 | |
Contact: andreas stein andreas.stein@ap-hm.fr | |
Principal Investigator: andreas stein |
Study Director: | LOIC MONDOLONI | Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille |
Responsible Party: | Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01957228 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2013-A00960-45 2013-28 ( Other Identifier: AP HM ) |
First Posted: | October 8, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 1, 2015 |
Last Verified: | August 2015 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infection Communicable Diseases Arthritis, Infectious |
Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |