Clinical trialNCT01155154TerminatedInterventional

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Simple Hand Lacerations

SponsorState University of New York - Downstate Medical CenterEnrollment73Simple Hand Lacerations

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Summary

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

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Investigators

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shahriar zehtabchi, MD
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Principal Investigator
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Sites

3 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States
State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, New York, United States

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Drugs studied

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Cephalexin →Clindamycin →Placebo

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 28 Feb 2010
Primary completion: 29 Feb 2012
Completion: 29 Feb 2012
Last update posted: 7 Nov 2014
Registered enrollment: 73
Registry id: NCT01155154

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