Antibiotic-coated stitches for joint replacement infections
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Infections clinical trials.
This study tests a specially coated stitch used during hip or knee replacement revision surgery for early infections. The goal is to see if this stitch helps prevent the infection from coming back.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You had a total hip or total knee replacement that is now infected
- The infection was diagnosed or suspected within the last 4 weeks
- Your treatment plan is to keep the replacement in place and treat the infection with surgery and antibiotics
- You do not have certain other serious infections, severe immune problems, or an allergy to the antibiotic triclosan
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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