Rifampicin Combination Therapy Versus Monotherapy for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLeiden University Medical Center

About this trial

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 rifampicin / levofloxacin combination therapy. The clinical endpoint will be treatment success one year after finishing antimicrobial treatment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

>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

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Clindamycin
  • Rifampicin and levofloxacin

Treatment groups

316 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Leiden University Medical Center

Lead sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen

Collaborator

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Collaborator

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Collaborator

Frisius Medisch Centrum

Collaborator

Isala

Collaborator

Martini Hospital Groningen

Collaborator

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborator

Sint Maartenskliniek

Collaborator

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Collaborator

Erasmus Medical Center

Collaborator

Alrijne Hospital

Collaborator

Spaarne Gasthuis

Collaborator

Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum

Collaborator

Tergooi Hospital

Collaborator

Rijnstate Hospital

Collaborator