Two Versus Four Weeks of Antibiotic Treatment in Native Joint Arthritis

Arthritis, Septic Clinical Trial

Official title: Two Versus Four Weeks of Antibiotic Treatment in Native Joint Arthritis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The optimal duration of systemic antibiotic administration for native joint septic arthritis is unknown. The investigators perform a randomized study allowing up to 3 surgical lavages and allocating patients into a two-week's and a four week's randomization arm

Clinical Trial Description

The optimal duration of systemic antibiotic administration for native joint septic arthritis is unknown. The investigators perform a randomized study allocating patients into a two-week's and a four week's randomization arm.

The adult patients are hospitalized for septic arthritis. A computer program randomizes 1:1 between a two week's and a four week's arm of targeted antibiotic treatment of which at least the first week is intravenously. The randomization may occur until Day 5 of admission. Up to three surgical interventions are allowed. The investigators allow the inclusion of all bacterial arthritis and all joints. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Infectious
• Arthritis, Septic

• NCT number: NCT03615781
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Hospital, Geneva
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2015
• Completion date: May 18, 2018