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Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs
This study has been completed.
Study NCT00186082   Information provided by Stanford University
First Received: September 13, 2005   Last Updated: August 28, 2009   History of Changes

September 13, 2005
August 28, 2009
September 2003
June 2006   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
No perineal breakdown or infection
No perineal breakdown or infection
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00186082 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
 
no perineal breakdown or infection [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
 
Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on the Infection Rate in Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

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.

 
 
Interventional
Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Drug: Cefotetan or Cefoxitin vs placebo
 
Duggal N, Mercado C, Daniels K, Bujor A, Caughey AB, El-Sayed YY. Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of postpartum perineal wound complications: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;111(6):1268-73.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Completed
147
June 2008
June 2006   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria::

  • third and fourth degree perineal laceration

Exclusion Criteria:- chorioamnionitis, HIV positive, inflammatory bowel disease

Female
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00186082
Yasser Yehia El-Sayed, Principal Investigator, Stanford University School of Medicine
95339
Stanford University
Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Principal Investigator: Yasser Yehia El-Sayed Stanford University
Stanford University
August 2009

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