Tokyo, March 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060877) titled 'Seasonal Variation and Meteorological Determinants of Surgical Site Infection After Orthopedic Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Japan' on March 9.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Shinshu University
Condition:
Condition - Orthopedic surgery
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to investigate nationwide seasonal variation in surgical site infection (SSI) after orthopedic surgery in Japan and to evaluate the association between early postoperative meteorological conditions, particularly absolute humidity and temperature, and the risk of SSI using the Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS) database.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Orthopedic surgical procedures recorded in the Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS) database between January 2012 and April 2025 will be included.
Key exclusion criteria - Procedures with missing data for variables required in the primary multivariable analysis, including age, sex, surgery type, operative time, wound class, ASA classification, emergency surgery status, implant use, hospital identifier, or surgery date, will be excluded.
Target Size - 920000
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - No longer recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day
Last follow-up date - 2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069661
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