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The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Isolated Blowout Fractures

NCT01504568 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the research is to perform a quality assurance evaluation using randomized prospective analysis the rate of orbital cellulitis as a complication of nonsurgical orbital blowout fracture in patients treated versus not treated with prophylactic antibiotics.

The investigators goal is to show the use of prophylactic antibiotics in orbital blowout fractures does not significantly decrease the rate of orbital cellulitis and is thus not indicated.

Conditions

  • Orbital Fractures
  • Orbital Cellulitis

Interventions

OTHER

Treatment

Adults: ≥40 kg:250mg every eight hours Children: \<40kg: 20mg/kg/day divided in three doses (up to 250mg) every eight hours Suspension form 250mg/ml

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arkansas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher Westfall, M.D. · University of Arkansas

  • Bradley Thuro, M.D. · University of Arkansas

  • John Pemberton, D.O. · University of Arkansas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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