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This is a prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial where patients were administered prophylaxis for total hip or knee arthroplasty either with teicoplanin or with other antibiotics. The study is aiming to evaluate any differences between these two different strategies of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the occurrence of surgical site infections


Clinical Trial Description

This is a prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial where patients were administered prophylaxis for total hip or knee arthroplasty either with a single dose of teicoplanin or with multiple doses of other antibiotics according to the habits of the attending physicians aiming to evaluate any differences between these two different strategies of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the occurrence of surgical site infections ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention


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NCT number NCT00719056
Study type Interventional
Source University of Athens
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date August 2004
Completion date December 2007