About this trial

In this Dutch multicenter clinical trial, patients with a staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection, will, in the oral antibiotic treatment phase, be randomized between clindamycin monotherapy and rifampicin / levofloxacin combination therapy. The clinical endpoint will be treatment success one year after finishing antimicrobial treatment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

>18 years of age

Confirmed staphylococcal prosthetic hip or knee joint infection according to the current EBJIS 2021 definition of PJI

The causative agents are (or include) S. aureus or and/or Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)

Treatment is according to the DAIR-procedure

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Clindamycin
  • Rifampicin and levofloxacin

Treatment groups

316 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

13
LUMC2333ZA, LeidenZuid Hollans, Netherlands
Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
OLVG Amsterdam Netherlands
Martini ziekenhuis Groningen Netherlands

Sponsors and collaborators

Leiden University Medical Center

Lead sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen

Collaborator

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Collaborator

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Collaborator

Frisius Medisch Centrum

Collaborator

Isala

Collaborator

Martini Hospital Groningen

Collaborator

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborator

Sint Maartenskliniek

Collaborator

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Collaborator

Erasmus Medical Center

Collaborator

Alrijne Hospital

Collaborator

Spaarne Gasthuis

Collaborator

Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum

Collaborator

Tergooi Hospital

Collaborator

Rijnstate Hospital

Collaborator