Status:

COMPLETED

Prevention of Neurosurgical Wound Infections

Lead Sponsor:

Oregon Health and Science University

Conditions:

Surgical Wound Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether injecting the antibiotic vancomycin directly into surgical wounds can decrease the rate of infection following implantation of neurosurgical devices.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • deep brain stimulators (DBS)
  • spinal cord stimulators (SCS)
  • motor cortex stimulators (MCS)
  • vagus nerve stimulators (VNS)
  • peripheral nerve stimulators (PNS)

Exclusion

  • allergies to vancomycin
  • immunocompromise or taking immunosuppressant drugs
  • currently taking aminoglycoside antibiotics, such as amikacin, gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin or tobramycin
  • diagnosed renal failure
  • currently undergoing chemotherapy
  • pregnancy
  • non-english speakers
  • unable to return for follow-up, or unable to be contacted by telephone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 13 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 19 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

214 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00915967

Start Date

May 13 2009

End Date

December 19 2014

Last Update

April 30 2019

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University Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239