Acne crème to Reduce Propionibacterium Acnes Load in Primary Shoulder Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-01

Study Completion Date

2020-05-23

Brief Summary

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60 patients undergoing first time open shoulder surgery (Latarjet, prosthesis) will be prospectively included in this study. The investigators will do a randomized controlled trial, choosing with a single-blinded protocol 30 patients for local therapy and other 30 patients as the control group without any treatment preoperative. In the preoperative consultation 30 patients will get Acne Crème Plus (Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat) to apply until operation (on average 7 days) after receiving written consent. The application should be done daily in the evening on the planned operative side covering the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae. 30 patients will be included in the control group. Those patients will not get the local therapy in the preoperative consultation but they will need to give written consent for taking swabs for culture samples pre- and intraoperative. In the operation room there will be done from each of the 60 patients a superficial skin swab before doing disinfection, a swab of the subcutaneous layer and a swab of the deep layer (joint capsule). All the three swabs from each of the 60 patients will be sent to Unilabs, Labor für Medizinische Analytik AG, Dübendorf, Switzerland to streak on agar plates to cultivate under anaerobic conditions for 14 days. Propionibacterium acnes will be identified by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

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Detailed Description

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According to recent studies, Propionibacterium acnes is found in 30% of patients with no preliminary shoulder operation and without obvious signs of infection. This bacterium is supposed to be the main pathogen causing shoulder infections. As it resides in the subcutaneous layer, many antiseptic and antibiotic agents that affect other layers fail to prevent infections. When administering antibiotics to reduce infections due to Propionibacterium acnes, cross-resistances to various antibiotics are created. Therefore, the investigators aim to investigate the efficacy of a local combination therapy without antibiotics (Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat) to reduce the presence of Propionibacterium acnes in patients first time undergoing open shoulder surgery. The investigators will also demonstrate the rate of positive cultures for Propionibacterium acnes in different layers regarding gender and age of patients. To best knowledge, no randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat for reduction of Propionibacterium acnes in patients undergoing first time open shoulder surgery exist in the literature. However, in 1989 a clinical trial could demonstrate a 66% reduction of inflammatory acne lesions by applying a lotion containing Benzoylperoxid and Miconazol.

The investigators suppose that the patients with the local therapy (therapy group) show fewer positive samples than the patients of the control group as the combination of Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat (Widmer Acne Crème Plus, approval number 47033, Swissmedic) is used in the therapy of acne where Propionibacterium acnes is the major pathogen. By decreasing the presence of Propionibacterium acnes, infections and revision surgeries could be reduced as well. The investigators expect a higher rate of positive cultures from the subcutaneous layer compared to the superficial and to the deep layer. The investigators await more positive cultures in men than in women as men show a higher density of the glands in the subcutaneous layer where Propionibacterium acnes is linked to. For the same reason, the investigators suppose also a higher number of positive culture samples in younger patients (≤40 years) than in older patients (\>40 years).

60 patients undergoing first time open shoulder surgery (Latarjet, prosthesis) will be prospectively included in this study. The investigators will do a randomized controlled trial, choosing with a single-blinded protocol 30 patients for local therapy and other 30 patients as the control group without any treatment preoperative. In the preoperative consultation 30 patients will get Acne Crème Plus (Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat) to apply until operation (on average 7 days) after receiving written consent. The application should be done daily in the evening on the planned operative side covering the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae. 30 patients will be included in the control group. Those patients will not get the local therapy in the preoperative consultation but they will need to give written consent for taking swabs for culture samples pre- and intraoperative. In the operation room there will be done from each of the 60 patients a superficial skin swab before doing disinfection, a swab of the subcutaneous layer and a swab of the deep layer (joint capsule). All the three swabs from each of the 60 patients will be sent to Unilabs, Labor für Medizinische Analytik AG, Dübendorf, Switzerland to streak on agar plates to cultivate under anaerobic conditions for 14 days. Propionibacterium acnes will be identified by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The number of positive culture samples from the therapy group will be compared with the number of positive culture samples from the control group.

Determination of Sample Size was done by performing a power analysis using www.clincalc.com, a sample size calculator placed at disposal by Sean P. Kane (clinical pharmacist, assistant professor at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago and advocate of evidence-based medicine). The study groups are two independent groups as they receive different treatments. The primary endpoint is dichotomous. The anticipated incidence of the therapy group is defined as 30%, the incidence of the control group is supposed to be 3-5% and the enrolment ratio is 1. The probability of a type-I-error is 0.05. With obtaining a power of 80%, between 56 and 70 participants are needed for the study according to the sample size calculator.

Recent studies could show that 30% of the patients without any obvious signs for infection and no preliminary operation have positive culture samples for Propionibacterium acnes, the investigators expect this result as well. The investigators suppose that the patients with the local therapy (therapy group) show fewer positive samples than the patients of the control group as the combination of Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat is used in the therapy of acne where Propionibacterium acnes is the major pathogen. As it is known that Propionibacterium acnes resides in the subcutaneous layer, the investigators expect a higher rate of positive cultures from the subcutaneous layer compared to the superficial and to the deep layer. The investigators expect more positive cultures in men than in women as men show a higher density of the glands in the subcutaneous layer where Propionibacterium acnes is linked to. The investigators suppose also a higher number of positive culture samples in younger patients (≤40 years) than in older patients (\>40 years).

Conditions

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Shoulder Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

30 patients will get Acne Crème Plus (Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat) to apply until operation (on average 7 days) after receiving written consent. The application should be done daily in the evening on the planned operative side covering the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae. 30 patients will be included in the control group. Those patients will not get the local therapy in the preoperative consultation but they will need to give written consent for taking swabs for culture samples pre- and intraoperative.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

The institution has a standardized procedure for recruiting participants as participant studies are common. They will be preselected, based on the in- and exclusion criteria as mentioned above. If the match the inclusion criteria and do not meet the exclusion criteria, they will be informed, during the preoperative consultation by one of the study investigators, about the study, its nature, purpose, procedures involved, expected duration, participating investigators, potential risks and benefits and any potential discomfort the study could entail. The first 30 patients that can be selected through this procedure for the participation in the study will not get any therapy and therefore they will form the control group. The next 30 patients will get the therapy and so form the treatment group.

Study Groups

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Control group

The participants of the control group will not get the local therapy in the investigator's preoperative consultation but they will need to give written consent for taking swabs for culture samples pre- and intraoperative.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Therapy group

30 patients will get Acne Crème Plus (Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat) to apply until operation (on average 7 days) after receiving written consent. The application should be done daily in the evening on the planned operative side covering the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acne Crème Plus

Intervention Type DRUG

The study specific intervention product is a combination of Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat (Widmer Acne Crème Plus, 47033 Swissmedic) to apply daily in the evening on the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae. The application should be done regularly for 7 days before shoulder surgery. The study specific intervention product is authorized by Swissmedic for use in the treatment of acne and is used standardly in clinical practice.

Interventions

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Acne Crème Plus

The study specific intervention product is a combination of Benzoylperoxid and Miconazolnitrat (Widmer Acne Crème Plus, 47033 Swissmedic) to apply daily in the evening on the skin from the nipple-areola complex laterally to the medial margin of the scapula and from a horizontal line through the nipple-areola complex cranially over the shoulder and dorsally to the spina scapulae. The application should be done regularly for 7 days before shoulder surgery. The study specific intervention product is authorized by Swissmedic for use in the treatment of acne and is used standardly in clinical practice.

Intervention Type DRUG

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Widmer Acne Crème Plus, 47033 (Swissmedic)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients undergoing first time open shoulder surgery (Latarjet, prosthesis)
* Male and female patients
* Age \> 18 years
* Competent German language skills
* Written informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous enrollment into the current study,
* known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse,
* participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study,
* pregnancy or breast feeding (see chapter 3.7),
* preliminary shoulder surgeries,
* patients planned for an arthroscopic shoulder surgery,
* hypersensitivity to Benzoylperoxid or Miconazol,
* use of other acne preparations

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No