Cutaneous and Systemic Reactions to Metal Implants

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dermatitis, Allergic Contact

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if metal patch testing in metal allergic patients is useful for predicting the development of allergic skin disease or systemic symptoms in patients who recieve a metal orthopedic implant.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02483728

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

6

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-05

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥18 years with a history of metal allergy who require joint repair (hip, knee and/or shoulder)
• Able to undergo patch testing

You may not qualify if…

• Patients on oral immunosuppressant medications within 4 weeks of patch testing or topical corticosteroids to the back within 1 week of patch testing
• Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Where it is running

• Winthrop University Hospital — Mineola, New York, United States
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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