Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on Intra-Operative Culture Results

August 29, 2012 updated by: Craig J Delle Valle, Rush University Medical Center
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

It is unknown whether giving pre-operative antibiotics affects the results of intraoperative bacterial cultures. This is an important question as antibiotics are often not given prior to surgery out of concern that accurate culture results will not be obtained. It is important to obtain accurate cultures so that targeted antibiotic therapy can be used. However, delaying the administration of antibiotics also delays the onset of treatment. Currently, the optimal course of action is unknown. The purpose of this study is to resolve this issue and determine if prophylactic antibiotics affect intra-operative culture results in patients undergoing revision hip or knee arthroplasty surgery for infection.

This is a prospective randomized clinical study to determine if prophylactic antibiotics affect intra-operative culture results in patients undergoing revision hip or knee arthroplasty surgery for infection. Pre-operatively, patients will have their affected joint aspirated and this fluid will be sent for cultures. Patients are then randomized to receive prophylactic antibiotics (Vancomycin and Ancef) within one hour prior to surgery or to have pre-operative antibiotics withheld. Every patient then has their affected joint cultured intra-operatively. All samples will be evaluated for the presence of aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungus. Pre-operative and post-operative cultures in both study populations are compared to determine the effects of pre-operative antibiotics.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

65

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush University Medical Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Rothman Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
Patients receiving antibiotics approximately 1 hour prior to incision are considered to be in the experimental group of this study.
Procedure: Prophylactic Antibiotics
Preoperative Antibiotics
Other Names:
  • Ancef
  • Antibiotics
  • Vancomycin
  • Infection
  • Revision
  • Arthroplasty
Other: Control
Control group is to receive no antibiotics until the intraoperative cultures have been obtained.
Procedure: Control Antibiotics
Antibiotics will be held until intraoperative cultures have been obtained.
Other Names:
  • Antibiotics
  • Infection
  • Arthroplasty

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in cultures obtained preoperatively and intraoperatively
Time Frame: 1 year
Patients suspected of having an infected total hip or knee replacement in the post-operative period will be evaluated clinically. Preoperative and intraoperative revision cultures will be compared.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rush University Medical Center

Collaborators

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

August 3, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 31, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10020102

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