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Trial Assessing the Efficacy of a Short Course of Intravenous Antibiotic Followed by Oral Antibiotic in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis

NCT00917592 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2023-09-28

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Summary

Medical treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis is not standardized and there is an enormous diversity in clinical practice. The investigators' aim was to demonstrate that uncomplicated diverticulitis can be managed with oral amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid with a short hospital admission.

Conditions

  • Diverticulitis

Interventions

DRUG

amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid

intravenous amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid 1 gr every 8 hours 48 hours followed by oral amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid 1 gr every 8 hours for 10 days

DRUG

amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid

intravenous amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid for 7 days followed by oral antibiotic for 5 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Corporacion Parc Tauli

    collaborator OTHER

  • Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yolanda Ribas, MD, PhD · Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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