Living with a prosthetic joint infection: a study
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Infections clinical trials.
This study explores what it's like for patients, their families, and healthcare providers dealing with an infection in a hip, knee, or shoulder replacement. The goal is to create a teaching program to help patients better manage their care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You had hip, knee, or shoulder replacement surgery more than 1 month but less than 1 year ago
- You are on or have finished a long course of antibiotics (at least 6 weeks) for an infection
- You can speak and understand French
- You do not have serious memory or thinking problems or severe depression
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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