MICRO Study: Detecting Bacterial Infections Related to Orthopaedic Surgical Implants

Completed

Conditions studied: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Extremity Fractures

In brief

A prospective trial conducted at Shock Trauma of patients between 18 years of age and older who have sustained a fracture with metal implanted. The investigators will be collecting between 1-3 routine blood draws for the purpose of laboratory analysis to assess biofilm growth. Patients may be infected or non-infected at the time of blood draw; they will be selected at random for purposes of this study. All patients will be followed as standard of care by their treating physician for all their follow up visits.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03132246

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

260

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2018-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Previous fracture fixation with an implant (intramedullary nail, plate, screws), or joint revisions, or periprosthetic fracture, or admitted from orthopaedic trauma clinic due to infection, or inpatient with a known infection.
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with planned follow-up at another medical center
• Patient lives outside of the hospital catchment area

Where it is running

• University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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