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Joint infection study asks: how much does it cost your daily life?

NCT ID NCT03307109

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Prosthetic joint infections are rare but serious, often causing long hospital stays and lasting disability. Researchers at a French hospital are asking adults with these infections to fill out standard quality-of-life questionnaires during their regular follow-up visits. The study tracks mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, and anxiety over time. No extra visits are required, and no new treatment is tested.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the questionnaires capture the burden of prosthetic joint infections well, doctors could use them to compare treatments and plan better support for patients.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study with no treatment, so it cannot cure or prevent infections. The findings may not apply to patients who cannot complete questionnaires or who receive care elsewhere.

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Study facts

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Participants

154 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2017

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients having an prosthetic joint infection

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient having prosthetic joint infection * Patient who did not object to participate in the study * Patients over 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with additional psychological or psychiatric support outside the service. * Patient benefiting from a system of legal protection (safeguard of justice, guardianship, curatorship) * Patient participating in another study on measuring quality of life * Patients with cognitive impairment to understand the questionnaire * Impossibility of giving the patient informed information * Patients with no infection diseases follow up at the CROIX ROUSSE hospital * Patients with amputation as initial surgery for infection management

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

periprosthetic joint infection

As listed by the trial registrant

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Prosthetic-joint infection Quality of life

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre de reference des infections ostéo-articulaires de Lyon

    Lyon, 69004, France

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