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Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

NCT00186082 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 147

Last updated 2011-06-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is undertaken to find out whether prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the infection rate in third and fourth degree perineal tear repairs done in the immediate postpartum period.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

Interventions

DRUG

Cefotetan or Cefoxitin vs placebo

Cefotetan or Cefoxitin, 1 g intravenously, or Clindamycin, 900 mg intravenously. Normal Saline, 100 ml intravenously for placebo arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System

    collaborator OTHER

  • Stanford University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yasser Yehia El-Sayed · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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