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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Stanford University Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System |
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Information provided by: | Stanford University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00186082 |
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.
Condition | Intervention |
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious |
Drug: Cefotetan or Cefoxitin vs placebo |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on the Infection Rate in Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria::
United States, California | |
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
San Jose, California, United States | |
Stanford University School of Medicine | |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 |
Principal Investigator: | Yasser Yehia El-Sayed | Stanford University |
Study ID Numbers: | 95339 |
Study First Received: | September 13, 2005 |
Last Updated: | January 14, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00186082 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Lacerations Anti-Bacterial Agents Cefotaxime Pregnancy Complications |
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Cefoxitin Cefotetan |
Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Pregnancy Complications Therapeutic Uses |
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Infection Pharmacologic Actions |