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A national feasibility study for children?'s bone and joint infections

Duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy for children with acute osteomyelitis or septic arthritis: a feasibility study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN65108429
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-11-12
Start date
2013-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-02-11

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

Conditions

Paediatric bone or joint infection Infections and Infestations Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

At the majority of participating centres' patient data will be entered into the database by the team looking after the patient or local research nurse. This will include patient demographics such as a

Sponsors

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children aged 3 months to 16 years presenting to participating hospitals within a 6 month period with a diagnosis of septic arthritis and/or osteomyelitis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Infants under 3 months, and adolescents over 16 years 2. Patients who request not to be included in the database

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quantitative and qualitative data—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcome measures—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026