# Efficacy of Oral Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis

> **NCT02168816** · PHASE2 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Loyola University** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Osteomyelitis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Intravenous Antibacterial Agent
- **DRUG:** Oral Antibacterial Agent

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02168816
- **Lead sponsor:** Loyola University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2014-03-19
- **Primary completion:** 2017-02-02
- **Final completion:** 2017-02-02
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** The study was stopped for feasibility (i.e., low recruitment)
- **Last updated:** 2018-07-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02168816

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02168816, "Efficacy of Oral Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02168816. Licensed CC0.

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