Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on Intra-Operative Culture Results

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Infection, Arthroplasty

In brief

Subjects will be consented and then determined randomly whether they will receive antibiotics prior to their surgery or during their surgery. Each patient will have cultures taken before and during their surgery from the infected hip or knee. Results will be compared after completion of the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01174212

Run by

Rush University Medical Center

People needed

65

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• prior arthroplasty surgery of the hip or knee
• presentation to clinic with infected joint
• scheduled for revision surgery

You may not qualify if…

• patients who have received antibiotics for any reason within 4 weeks of their pre-operative culture
• infected native joints
• septic patients
• refusal of participation

Where it is running

• Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Rothman Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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