NCT00530400

Study of the Efficacy of Preoperative Cefuroxime Prophylaxis to Prevent Surgical Site Infection in Herniated Disk Surgery

Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Single-Dose Cefuroxime Prophylaxis in Herniated Disk Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,369 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a single, pre-operative dose of cefuroxime is effective in preventing surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery for herniated disk

Conditions

• Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	cefuroxime	preoperative intravenous 1.5g cefuroxime
DRUG	placebo	preoperative intravenous placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 1994-04-01
• Completion: 2000-03-01
• First posted: 2007-09-17
• Last updated: 2007-09-17

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Switzerland