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Grinding up samples: a better way to spot bone infections?

NCT ID NCT02598141

Diagnosis Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested two ways of preparing tissue samples to find bacteria in bone and joint infections. One method grinds the sample, while the other uses standard techniques. Researchers wanted to see which method is more accurate at diagnosing infections. The study involved 122 people suspected of having a bone or joint infection.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

122 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2016

Finished

Nov 2018

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is cared for in the operating theater because of a suspicion of an osteo-articular infection involving any type of material (protheses, screws, plates) and requiring bacteriological sampling * The patient has not taken any antibiotics within the past 15 days Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding * The subject presents with an osteo-articulaire infection without material * Systematic samplings from reversals of aseptic prostheses * Second intervention for the same patient

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Conditions

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bacterial infectious disease

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Bacterial infection

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

    Nîmes, 30029, France

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