The Role of Antibiotics After Surgical Treatment of Simple Hand Infections: A Prospective Study

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Dr. Theodora Manoli, BG Trauma Center Tuebingen

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01429571

First received: September 1, 2011

Last updated: September 6, 2011

Last verified: September 2011

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	September 1, 2011
Last Updated Date	September 6, 2011
Start Date ^ICMJE	August 2009
Primary Completion Date	October 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01429571 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	The Role of Antibiotics After Surgical Treatment of Simple Hand Infections: A Prospective Study
Official Title ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Brief Summary	Three patient groups with simple hand infections are tested regarding the necessity of antibiotics after surgical treatment.
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ^ICMJE	Observational
Study Design ^ICMJE	Observational Model: Case Control Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration	Not Provided
Biospecimen	Not Provided
Sampling Method	Non-Probability Sample
Study Population	Adult patients with simple hand infections (no infection of the bone, tendon or joint)
Condition ^ICMJE	Hand Infections
Intervention ^ICMJE	Other: No intervention No intervention Other Name: Since our study was observational after the beginning of treatment with or without antibiotics no intervention was influenced by the study.
Study Group/Cohort (s)	Systemic and local antibiotics Intervention: Other: No intervention Local antibiotics Intervention: Other: No intervention No antibiotics Intervention: Other: No intervention
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	90
Completion Date	December 2010
Primary Completion Date	October 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients with simple hand infections Exclusion Criteria: Infection of the bone, tendon or joint Major diseases like diabetes or immunodeficiency Systemic manifestations like fever or lymphangitis Bite infections
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years to 80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	Germany

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT01429571
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	Antibiotics in hand infections
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Dr. Theodora Manoli, BG Trauma Center Tuebingen
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	BG Trauma Center Tuebingen
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	BG Trauma Center Tuebingen
Verification Date	September 2011
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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