Status:

RECRUITING

Rifampicin Combination Therapy Versus Monotherapy for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Leiden University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Medical Center Groningen

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Conditions:

Prosthetic-joint Infection

Infection Hip

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In this Dutch multicenter clinical trial, patients with a staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection, will, in the oral antibiotic treatment phase, be randomized between clindamycin monotherapy and rif...

Detailed Description

This is a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized controlled open label trial with a non-inferiority design, comparing the efficacy of rifampicin-based combination antimicrobial therapy versus antimicrobia...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \>18 years of age
  • Confirmed staphylococcal prosthetic hip or knee joint infection according to the current EBJIS 2021 definition of PJI
  • The causative agents are (or include) S. aureus or and/or Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)
  • Treatment is according to the DAIR-procedure

Exclusion

  • (i) a contra-indication for rifampicin (e.g. a resistant strain or proven allergic reaction or difficult drug-drug-interactions) (ii) complicated S. aureus bacteremia or concurrent endocarditis requiring long-term iv antibiotic treatment \> 2 weeks (iii) An infection for which there are no suitable antibiotic choices to permit Randomization between the two arms of the trial (for instance, where organisms are only sensitive to intravenous antibiotics) (iv) treatment failure before the start of oral therapy, (v) an unsatisfactory response to initial treatment leading to continuation of intravenous therapy beyond day 21, (vi) patients with an expected life expectancy \<12 months, (vii) patients with a tumor prosthesis (viii) patients receiving chemotherapy for active malignancy in the next 12 months (ix) patients who are scheduled in advance for chronic suppressive antibiotic therapy for \>12 months, (x) The patient is unlikely to comply with trial requirements following Randomization in the opinion of the investigator (xi) Pregnancy (xii) Patients who are not able to read or communicate in Dutch or English will be excluded from participating in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

316 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06172010

Start Date

April 1 2023

End Date

March 1 2028

Last Update

December 15 2023

Active Locations (13)

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LUMC

Leiden, Zuid Hollans, Netherlands, 2333ZA

2

Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3

OLVG

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4

Martini ziekenhuis

Groningen, Netherlands