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Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients with postoperative joint infection: a single-center prospective cohort study

Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients with postoperative joint infection: a single-center prospective cohort study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600129189
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-31
Start date
2026-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative joint infections

Interventions

Postoperative joint surgery:Not applicable

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Enrolled as inpatients or outpatients at our hospital from the date of ethical approval until December 31, 2029, and meeting the requirements of a prospective cohort study; 2. Have a history of joint surgery; 3. Present with clinical symptoms/laboratory findings that are highly suggestive of joint infection, or have joint infection confirmed by microbiological testing or pathology reports; 4. The patient or their legal guardian is able to understand the purpose of the study, voluntarily agrees to participate, and is willing to sign written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. More than 20% of key information in the medical records is missing; 2. Severe periprosthetic joint infection or infection around joint grafts that is uncontrollable with antibiotic therapy combined with arthroscopic irrigation or debridement, and requires two-stage joint prosthesis replacement or graft revision surgery for postoperative joint infection; 3. Other conditions that, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant unsuitable for enrollment in this clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient treatment evaluation and results;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Symptoms, signs, and joint imaging findings;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFeng Sijia

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

sjfeng13@fudan.edu.cn+86 21 52888256

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026