Reduction of Bacterial Seeding in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Joint Arthroplasty
Shoulder
Cutibacterium Acnes
Prosthetic Joint Infection
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Male
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the growth of intra-operative tissue cultures of Cutibacterium Acnes after primary shoulder replacement when using a no-prep control group versus Prontosan wound gel applied to the skin layer after the skin incision has been made.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult male 18 years of age or older undergoing elective primary total shoulder arthroplasty, including both anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, for indications including massive rotator cuffs, rotator cuff arthropathy, glenohumeral osteoarthritis, and acute fract…
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