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Use of Phage Therapy for Treatment of a Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety, tolerability and activity or efficacy of systemic intravenous and intraarticular administration of a mono-bacteriophage (phage) peparation in a patient with chronic-recalcitrant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and also to understand clinical changes pre- and post-therapy, as well as identifying adjunctive changes in biomarkers (C-reactive protein \[CRP\], erythrocyte sedimentation rate \[ESR\], and interleukin-6 \[IL-6\]) correlated with PJI. Phage will be administered to the study participant with chronic PJI twice daily over a total duration of two weeks via two routes: a) intravenous (through vein) and b) intra-articular (through the affected joint). Phage therapy is given 4 hours after the patient receives their standard of care antibiotic therapy. The patient will remain in clinical follow-up for up to a year.1

Official title: Use of Phage Therapy for Treatment of a Life-Threatening, Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus Epidermidis Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: an N-of-1 Trial

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