drugset / Trial / NCT02020031
Regional Prophylactic Vancomycin in Revision Total Knee Replacement
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not giving a lower dose of antibiotics (Vancomycin) in the area where it is needed (the knee joint) is more effective at preventing infection than the current standard dose which is given intravenously (IV) through a wrist vein.
Timeline
- Start
- 2013-12
- Primary completion
- 2015-06
- Completion
- 2015-06
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vancomycin | Other / unclassified | 500 mg | Other |
| Subject | Vancomycin | Other / unclassified | 1 g | Other |