# Joint Endoprostheses Can Succesfully Treat Disabling Osteoarthritis. However, Infection is an Important Cause of Failure. Adequate Diagnostics Remains Challenging. Combining Advanced Imaging With Next-generation Sequencing of Samples Obtained Endoscopically Should Aid in Mapping and Characterizing.

> **NCT07494630** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Hospital, Ghent** · enrollment: 174 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection
- Suspected Periprosthetic Joint Infection
- Prosthetic Joint Failure of Unclear Etiology

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Comprehensive Diagnostic Work-up for Suspected Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07494630
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Ghent
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2018-09-18
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12-18
- **Final completion:** 2027-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 174 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07494630

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07494630, "Joint Endoprostheses Can Succesfully Treat Disabling Osteoarthritis. However, Infection is an Important Cause of Failure. Adequate Diagnostics Remains Challenging. Combining Advanced Imaging With Next-generation Sequencing of Samples Obtained Endoscopically Should Aid in Mapping and Characterizing.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07494630. Licensed CC0.

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