Could 6 weeks of antibiotics be enough for joint infections?
NCT ID NCT01816009
First seen Jan 05, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 21 times
Summary
This study looked at whether 6 weeks of antibiotics works as well as the standard 12 weeks for treating infections in hip or knee replacements after surgery. Over 400 adults in France took part, receiving either the shorter or longer course. The goal was to see if the shorter treatment could clear the infection without increasing the risk of it coming back.
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Locations
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Centre de chirurgie orthopédique et de la main, CHRU de STRASBOURG
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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Centre de vaccinations internationales et de médecine des voyages du Tonkin
Lyon, 69100, France
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Département de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, hôpital privé d'Antony
Antony, 92160, France
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Service d'infectiologie, CH de TOULON
Toulon, France
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Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique
Toulouse, France
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Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, APHP Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Clamart, France
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Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et traumatologie, hôpital Trousseau
Tours, France
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Service de Chirurgie orthopédique Hôpital Lariboisière
Paris, France
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses et de Médecine Tropicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CH de BOURG EN BRESSE
Bourg-en-Bresse, France
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de LIMOGES
Limoges, France
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de REIMS
Reims, France
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Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, APHP Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Clamart, France
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Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, CHRU de TOURS
Tours, France
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, CH de BOURG EN BRESSE
Bourg-en-Bresse, France
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, CHU d'AMIENS
Amiens, France
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, Polyclinique de BLOIS
Blois, France
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique, CH de VERSAILLES
Versailles, France
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Service de médecine interne et de maladies infectieuses, CHU de BREST
Brest, France
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Service de médecine interne, CH de BEZIERS
Béziers, France
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Service de médecine interne, PONTOISE
Pontoise, France
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Service de médecine interne, maladies infections et tropicales, CHU de POITIERS
Poitiers, France
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Service de médecine interne, rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Chalon sur Saône William Morey
Châlon Sur Saone, 71100, France
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Service de pneumologie - maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CH de ST QUENTIN
Saint-Quentin, France
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de MONTPELLIER
Montpellier, France
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de NANCY
Nancy, France
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de RENNES
Rennes, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses CH Gustave Dron
Tourcoing, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales - médecine interne, CH de CHAMBERY
Chambéry, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales CH Saint-Jean
Perpignan, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes
Nantes, 44093, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CH de CLERMONT-FERRAND
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU d'ANGERS
Angers, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de BESANCON
Besançon, France
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Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de CAEN
Caen, France
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Service des maldies infectieuses, CH d'ANNECY
Pringy, France
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Unité de Traumatologie -Orthopédie septique, CHRU de LILLE
Lille, France
What this could mean
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Active substance
antibiotics
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a shorter course of antibiotics is just as effective, reducing side effects and treatment time for patients with joint infections.
What could go wrong
The trial is completed but results are not yet widely adopted; shorter treatment may not work for all infection types or patients, and individual responses vary.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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