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Filter by:The goal of this interventional study is to determine the amount of skin C. acnes reduction with increased pressure during the chlorhexidine gluconate, brand name ChloraPrep, application. The main question it aims to answer is: Does changing the pressure applied during the ChloraPrep application impact the amount of C. acnes bacteria on the skin after one hour? Researchers will compare ChloraPrep applied at a pressure similar to a gentle wipe to ChloraPrep applied at a pressure similar to a massage to see if wash the amount of C. acnes on the skin after one hour is different. Participants will have one shoulder washed with ChloraPrep using pressure meant to impact the dermal layer, similar to a gentle wipe, and the other shoulder washed with ChloraPrep using pressure meant to impact the subdermal layer, similar to a massage. Participants will have swabs taken of their skin before the ChloraPrep application and again one hour after application to look for the amount of C. acnes on the skin.
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the REMEDY SPECTRUM IM Spacer Nail in the treatment of ankle-related infections. The study is expected to take approximately 18 months from first subject enrolled to the last follow-up visit. It will have a 12-month enrollment period and a 6-month follow-up. This study is a Prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical trial. All subjects enrolled in this study will receive the REMEDY SPECTRUM IM Spacer Nail.
The gold standard for treating prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is two-stage exchange arthroplasty. This includes the first stage of debridement and removal of the artificial joint, and the second stage of reimplantation of the artificial joint. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is one of the factors leading to the failure of artificial joint infection treatment. Before the second stage of the joint surgery, the surgeon will prescribe prophylactic antibiotics based on previous bacterial cultures. The usual preoperative antibiotic is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. If it is MRSA, vancomycin will be given. Increasingly, literature reports link prosthetic joint infections to MRSA, but no changes have been made to the routine recommendation for MRSA prophylactic antibiotic use. Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic that can rapidly penetrate biofilms and bones, and its safety and tolerability have been confirmed. Therefore, it can effectively combat Gram-positive organisms, including MRSA. Daptomycin has many characteristics of an ideal prophylactic: short infusion time, low adverse events during administration, and a range limited to Gram-positive organisms. We aim to assess whether adding antibiotics that cover MRSA would reduce prosthetic joint infections and increase surgical success rates, in addition to the standard recommended prophylactic antibiotics. Thus, this prospective randomized trial is designed to assess, besides using the first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, the effects of adding an antibiotic with MRSA coverage (Daptomycin vs. Vancomycin).