Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03432858
Preoperative Antibiotics for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release, Infection Incidence, and Prophylactic Antibiotics: Indicated or Kick the Habit?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 184 (actual)
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a clinical trial to determine how effective antibiotics administered prior to endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery are in preventing surgical site infections.
Detailed description
Study participants will be randomized to a prophylactic IV antibiotic treatment arm (Vancomycin or Cefazolin) or a placebo IV saline solution. Subjects will be monitored following surgery for surgical site infections.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Vancomycin | Vancomycin - 1-gram dosing |
| DRUG | Cefazolin | 2-gram dosing for patients \<120 kg 3-gram dosing for patients 120 kg or greater |
| DRUG | Saline Solution | Placebo |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-05-17
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-14
- Completion
- 2020-12-14
- First posted
- 2018-02-14
- Last updated
- 2021-11-10
- Results posted
- 2021-11-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Regulatory
- FDA-regulated drug study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03432858. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.