Health Condition 1: M868- Other osteomyelitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 4 weeks antibiotic therapy: Duration of antibiotic therapy will be 4 weeks.
The choice of antibiotic will be at the discretion of the treating clinicians, guided by existing guidelines
Sponsors
Dr Amritava Ghosh
Dr Ashu Rastogi
Dr Pranab Kumar Sahana
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Presence of forefoot diabetic foot osteomyelitis. 2. Patient willing for a follow up of 6 months after completion of the antibiotic treatment. 3. Acceptance of local wound care, off-loading.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who do not give consent to be included in the study. 2. Pregnant and lactating women. 3. Peripheral arterial disease. 4. Gangrene. 5. Indication for bone resection or amputation. 6. Any concomitant infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy for more than 10 days. 7. Patient who has received more than 5 days of potentially effective systemic antibiotic therapy and the wound has been clinically improving. 8. Material-related infection. 9. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate i.e. eGFR less than 30.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Remission of diabetic foot osteomyelitis.Timepoint: 6 months after completion of the antibiotic treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse events associated with antibiotic therapy.Timepoint: 4 weeks and 6 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRupali Sharma
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur
Outcome results
None listed