Can we spot hidden infections in joint replacement fractures?
NCT ID NCT06952738
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often infections occur in broken bones near hip or knee replacements. Researchers will test tissue samples from 200 adults having surgery to see how many show signs of infection. The goal is to create better guidelines for diagnosing and treating these complex fractures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This population would include all consenting patients older than 18 years who present to the University of Chicago Medical Center with periprosthetic hip or knee fractures and will require operative management of the fracture or infection.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (\>18 years old) with periprosthetic fractures around primary or revision hip or knee arthroplasty * Patients requiring operative management for these fractures (fixation or revision arthroplasty) * Patients presenting to the University of Chicago Medical Center during two (2) year period (October 2025 to October 2027) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing non-operative management for periprosthetic fractures * Any documented or reported history of past prosthetic joint infection of the involved joint * Sinus tract at the time of presentation at the involved joint
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Chicago Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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