Does Preoperative Administration of Oral Doxycycline Decrease the Colonization Rate of Propionibacterium Acnes in the Dermis of the Shoulder?

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Propionibacterium

Treatments: Drug: Doxycycline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02688738

2016SNam

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of oral doxycycline to decrease the colonization of Propionibacterium acnes in the dermis of the shoulder.

Sex

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-All male patients (>18 years of age) undergoing shoulder arthroscopy

Exclusion criteria

• Female patients
• patients with active acne
• patients who have taken antibiotics in the past month
• doxycycline allergy
• benzoyl peroxide allergy
• clindamycin allergy
• patients with psoriatic/eczematous or other lesions on the shoulder girdle.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care

Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Oral doxycycline

Treatment:

Drug: Doxycycline