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Bone InfectionNCT04154202

The Role of NM/CT 870 DR Camera in the Diagnosis of Joint Prosthesis and Tibial Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) Complications.

A study testing Bone Scan in people with Bone Infection, run by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This is a prospective study. Patients' cohort is composed of 70 consecutive post joint replacement and post tibial ORIF patients, referred by their orthopedic surgeon to the Nuclear Medicine institute of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in the diagnostic work up of post operative bone infection and or mechanical… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Bone Infection
What is being tested?
Bone Scan
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
15 Nov 2019to 15 Nov 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1. Three months or more post joint replacement, or post tibial ORIF, or last surgical intervention adult patients suspected of bone infection and or mechanical loosening.

Who cannot join

  • Patients younger than 18 years;
  • Shorter than 3 month surgical intervention at the suspected area; Newly diagnosed (<3 months) fractures around the prosthesis;
  • Pathological fractures (e.g. Metastatic).

About this study

This is a prospective study. Patients' cohort is composed of 70 consecutive post joint replacement and post tibial ORIF patients, referred by their orthopedic surgeon to the Nuclear Medicine institute of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in the diagnostic work up of post operative bone infection and or mechanical loosening.

The proposed study will be presented to the ethical committee of the medical center and will be started once approved.

Conditions
Bone Infection
Being tested
Bone Scan

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Bone ScanOther

    Bone Scan: three-phase planar Bone Scan and a SPECT/CT [perfusion, blood pool and SPECT/CT of the relevant region of interest (ROI), and a whole-body planar late bone scan].

Study groups in NCT04154202
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Bone inaction patientsExperimentalThree months or more post joint replacement, or post tibial ORIF, or last surgical intervention adult patients suspected of bone infection and or mechanical loosening.
Receives: Other: Bone Scan

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess the role of NM imaging in the diagnosis work up of joint prosthesis and tibial ORIF complications by using GE NM/CT 870 DR camera and its accompanied tools..

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Nov 2019
  2. Study start15 Nov 2019 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion15 Jan 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Nov 2021 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04154202
Sponsor's protocol ID
TASMC-19-ES-0468-CTIL
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
29 Oct 2019
Last updated
6 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Bone Scan in people with Bone Infection, run by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess the role of NM imaging in the diagnosis work up of joint prosthesis and tibial ORIF complications by using GE NM/CT 870 DR camera and its accompanied tools.. (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Nov 2019.

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