# The Effectiveness of Antibiotic Cement (ABC) Compared to Regular Cement in Reducing the Rate of Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: The ABC Trial

> **NCT01079559** · PHASE3 · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **University of Western Ontario, Canada**

## Conditions studied

- Infection
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Simplex™ P with Tobramycin
- **DEVICE:** Simplex™ P

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01079559
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Western Ontario, Canada
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** —
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-02-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01079559

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01079559, "The Effectiveness of Antibiotic Cement (ABC) Compared to Regular Cement in Reducing the Rate of Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: The ABC Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01079559. Licensed CC0.

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