Active clinical trials for "Osteomyelitis"

Our prospective observational study focuses on the rapid detection of etiologic agents of pyogenic spondylodiscitis and infective endocarditis using the T2 Bacteria Panel (T2Biosystems). This diagnostic method combines polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and T2 magnetic resonance for detection of bacterial DNA from whole blood samples. It detects six pathogens known by the acronym ESKAPE (E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, and E. faecium). In recent years, similar studies using the Bacteria Panel and Candida Panel have been performed in patients with bloodstream infections, leaving us with optimistic results.The aim of this study is to verify whether T2B can identify the etiologic agents of localized infections, specifically spondylodiscitis and endocarditis, with better sensitivity and specificity and shorter time to result compared to conventional diagnostics from blood culture. Rapid detection of pathogen may reduce time to targeted pathogen-specific antibiotic therapy and subsequently improve outcomes, shorten the treatment and contribute to slowing the development of antibiotic resistance.

Postoperative bone infection is a severe complication in the treatment of fractures and is more frequent than in elective joint replacement surgeries. Surgical treatment is based on meticulous debridement of bone and soft tissue, dead space management, soft tissue reconstruction when necessary, and restoration of bony stability in the non-union fracture. In addition, local antibiotic therapy is recommended in certain circumstances. This study aims to evaluate the results of surgical treatment of fracture-related infection in Latin America.

The amputation risk is high when diabetic foot ulcers, complicated by osteomyelitis, fail to heal after non-surgical standard-of-care treatment. A new treatment regimen has been developed recently and has been proven feasible. This treatment regimen consists of surgical debridement, followed by bone void filling with gentamicin-loaded calcium sulfate-hydroxyapatite biocomposite and closure of soft tissues and skin, in combination with antibiotic therapy and offloading. This treatment regimen has not been investigated prospectively. Therefore, this multicenter prospective cohort study was designed, with the primary objective of investigating postoperative wound healing. Patients with diabetic forefoot ulcers, complicated by osteomyelitis, will be included. The most relevant exclusion criteria are: Severe diabetic foot infection, severe limb ischemia, and foot deformity causing high pressure and friction on the diabetic foot ulcer. After inclusion, subjects will undergo study phase 1, which is observation of the standard-of-care non-surgical treatment. When standard-of-care non-surgical treatment is unsuccessful, subjects will be included in study phase 2, which consists of treatment by surgical debridement of the diabetic foot ulcer and underlying osteomyelitis, followed by bone void filling with gentamicin-loaded calcium sulfate-hydroxyapatite biocomposite and closure of soft tissues and skin, followed by a postoperatieve treatment regimen which involves wound care, 10 days of antibiotic therapy and offloading. The primary outcome measure of this study is the proportion of subjects with post-operative wound healing, which will be investigated clinically and will be objectified by a review panel of blinded, independent experts based on digital photographs. Follow-up will be performed until wound healing or for a maximum of 20 weeks. The primary outcome measure is the proportion of subjects with postoperative wound healing during 20 weeks of follow-up. Secondary outcome measures are: days until postoperative wound healing, proportion of subjects with persistent osteomyelitis post-operatively, proportion of subjects undergoing amputations during follow-up, foot function index scores at inclusion and after 20 weeks follow-up.

Osteitis of the cranial flap after craniectomy is an unknown complex osteoarticular infection and there are few data concerning its epidemiology, its risk factors, and its management.

People with neuromotor disability (i.e. following an inborn or acquired spinal cord, cerebral or peripheral neurological lesion) are at high risk of osteomyelitis-associated pressure ulcers. The management of osteomyelitis-associated pressure ulcers is controversial. In our center, patients benefit from a one stage surgical management with bone shaving and flap covering osteitis of pressure ulcer to perform wound closing. Surgery is followed by an antibiotic treatment, secondarily adapted to intraoperative samples. The aim of this study is to describe the cohort and to identify factors associated with failure (or success) in this frail population.

This observational prospective clinical study aims to describe the epidemiology, management and outcome of patients with sinonasal and skull-base pathology (tumours and diseases with malignant clinical characteristics) in a tertiary otorhinolaryngology referral centre. The main questions it aims to answer are: what is the caseload of patients with the included pathology in our centre what are the results of management of these cases what are the epidemiological characteristics of included patients what is the quality of life of included patients.

CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases. This program allows patients and researchers to connect as easily as possible to help advance treatments and cures for rare diseases. The CoRDS team works with patient advocacy groups, individuals and researchers to help in the advancement of research in over 7,000 rare diseases. The registry is free for patients to enroll and researchers to access. Visit sanfordresearch.org/CoRDS to enroll.

Osteomyelitis is described as infection and inflammation of the long bone or bone marrow, often due to an open wound, operation, or invasive trauma.1 It is invasive and involves hematogenous seeding or contiguous spread of the infectious organism

This is a retrospective study describing the management of osteomyelitis in a referece center, with success and failures.

Based on the current literature, investigators hypothesize that patients with osteomyelitis who are treated with the standard approach of intravenous antibiotics for the full duration of therapy will have the same clinical outcomes as patients treated with the experimental approach of intravenous antibiotics with early switch to oral antibiotics. The primary objective of this study is to compare patients with osteomyelitis treated with the standard approach of intravenous antibiotics for the full duration of therapy versus patients treated with intravenous antibiotics with an early switch to oral antibiotics in relation to clinical outcomes at 12 months after discontinuation of antibiotic therapy. Secondary objectives of the study include the evaluation of adverse events related to the use of antibiotics as well as the cost of care evaluated from the hospital perspective.