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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Simple Hand Lacerations

NCT01155154 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2014-11-07

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Summary

Research Question: In emergency department patients with simple hand cuts, do prophylactic antibiotics reduce the risk of wound infections?

Conditions

  • Simple Hand Lacerations

Interventions

DRUG

cephalexin

500 mg (two 250 mg capsules) every 6 hours for 7 days

DRUG

clindamycin

300 mg of clindamycin (two 150 mg capsules) every 6 hours for 7 days

DRUG

placebo

Two placebo capsules every 6 hours for 7 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Staten Island University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kings County Hospital Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • shahriar zehtabchi, MD · State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Drugs

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