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- Clinical Trial NCT04048304
Short Post-surgical Antibiotic Therapy in Spine Infections - a Prospective, Randomized, Unblinded, Non-inferiority Trial
February 28, 2023 updated by: Balgrist University Hospital
Short Post-surgical Antibiotic Therapy in Spine Infections - a Pro-spective, Randomized, Unblinded, Non-inferiority Trial
We implement a prospective, randomized, unblinded, non-inferiority trial regarding the duration of systemic, targeted antibiotic therapy after the first surgical debridement for spine infection; randomizing 1:1 between
- Six and twelve weeks of antibiotic therapy if there is an implant left in place
- Three and six weeks of antibiotic therapy if there is no implant left
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
236
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Ilker Uckay, PD Dr med
- Phone Number: +41 44 386 1111
- Email: ilker.uckay@balgrist.ch
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Michael Betz, PD Dr med
- Phone Number: +41 44 386 1111
- Email: michael.betz@balgrist.ch
Study Locations
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Zurich
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Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8008
- Recruiting
- Balgrist University Hospital
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Contact:
- Ilker Uckay, MD
- Phone Number: +41 44 386 37 05
- Email: ilker.uckay@balgrist.ch
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Contact:
- Regula Schupbach
- Phone Number: +41 44 510 73 75
- Email: regula.schuepbach@balgrist.ch
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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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Spine surgery and intraoperative debridement with any technique
- At least 12 months of scheduled follow-up from hospitalization
- Bacterial spine infection of any nature, independently of implants or co-morbidities
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mycobacterial, fungal, nocardial, and Actinomyces infections in the spine
- Non-resected cancer in the infection site
- Bone marrow or recent solid organ transplant patient (Recent: <5 years)
- Any other infection in the patient requiring more than 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy
- More than three intraoperative debridements performed for spine infection
- Absence of at least one surgical intraoperative debridement of infection
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: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: short antibiotic therapy
3 weeks of antibiotic therapy with no implant left in place 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy with implant left in place
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antibiotic therapy for spine infections.
3 vs 6 weeks if no implant left in place.
6 vs 12 weeks if implant left in place.
The antibiotic agents used are officially indicated for orthopedic infections, including spine infections and available in Switzerland since decades.
Standard dosing will be applied and only modified according to the patient's co-morbidities, intolerances and weight.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: long antibiotic therapy
6 weeks of antibiotic therapy with no implant in place 12 weeks of antibiotic therapy with implant left in place
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antibiotic therapy for spine infections.
3 vs 6 weeks if no implant left in place.
6 vs 12 weeks if implant left in place.
The antibiotic agents used are officially indicated for orthopedic infections, including spine infections and available in Switzerland since decades.
Standard dosing will be applied and only modified according to the patient's co-morbidities, intolerances and weight.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Remission of infection at 12 months after treatment
Time Frame: 12 months after treatment
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no clinical and microbiological recurrences
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12 months after treatment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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costs
Time Frame: up to 12 months
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total costs for treatment of infection
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up to 12 months
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duration of sick leave
Time Frame: up to 12 months
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duration of sick leave for treatment of infection
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up to 12 months
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length of hospital stay
Time Frame: up to 12 months
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number of days of hospital stay
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up to 12 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Ilker Uckay, PD Dr med, Balgrist University Hospital
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
July 31, 2019
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
December 31, 2023
Study Completion (Anticipated)
December 31, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
July 12, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 5, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
August 7, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 1, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 28, 2023
Last Verified
February 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- SASI
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
IPD Plan Description
identifying IPD will not be shared with other Researchers
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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